GONIOMETKIC 



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Goniometric, (go-ni-6-met'ric). [Goniometer, 

 q.v.] Connected with the measurement ol 

 angles. 



Goniometry, ( go-ni-om'e-tri ). [ Gk. gonia 

 angle ; Meter, q.v.] The art of measuring 

 angles. 



Goniopholis, (go-ni-ofo-lis). [Gk. gonia, angle; 

 plwlis, scale.] A reptile, belonging to Cro- 

 codilia, known by fossil remains in Wealden 

 and Purbeck rocks. 



Gonoblastidium. Reproductive matter found 

 in gonophores. 



Gonophore, ( gon'o-for ). [Gk. gonos, seed; 

 pkero, I bear.j=Androphore: generative ele- 

 ments ; ex., such as are produced in walls of 

 the manubrium of Meduste. 



Gonopteryx, (gon-op'ter-iks). [Gk. gonia, 

 angle; pteryx, wing.] An insect belonging 

 to Lepidoptera. G. libatrix=Hergild moth. 

 G. r&amm=Brimstone butterfly. 



Gonosome, (gon'o-som). [Gk. gonos, seed; 

 soma, body.] Collective name for generative 

 organs. 



Goodeniaceae, ( good-en-i-a'se-e ). [Goodenia, 

 the typical genus.]=Goodeniads=Goodeno- 

 vieje: herbs, chiefly Australian, with scattered 

 leaves and monopetalous flowers, Belonging 

 to Campanales. 



Goosander, (gous-an'der). [Goose, g.v.]=Mer- 

 gus: an aquatic bird, belonging to Natatores. 



Goose, (goos). [Gos, the A.-S. name.]=Anser: 

 an aquatic bird, belonging to Natatores. 

 Bean G.=Anser segetum. Upland G.= 

 Chloephaga magellanica. G. /oo<=Cheuo- 



podium. G grass=G&lmm aparine. 



Gooseberry (gooz'ber-ri). [Cor. of gorseberry.j 

 =Ribes grossularia : a plant, belonging to 



Saxifragaceae. 



Goose-dung ore^Ganomatite, q.v. 

 Gordiaceae. ( gor-di-a'se-e. ) [ Gordins, g.v. ] 



Thread-like animals, belonging to Scolecida, 



and forming a division of Crelemintha. 

 Gordius, (gor'di-us), A nematoid worm, the 



body of which usually resembles knots. 

 Gorge, (gorj). [The French word ] 1. A nar- 

 row entrance, or narrow valley with lofty 



sides. 2. The entrance to a bastion, &c., 



where the sides approach near each other. 



3. Any narrow entrance. 

 Gorgol= Gargoyle, q.v. 

 Gorgonia, ( gor-go'ni-a). [ The Latin name. ] 



A coral polype, the type of Gorgoniiedge. G. 



verucosa: Warted Sea- Fan. G. auce/>s=Sea- 



willow. 

 Gorgoniae, ( gor-go'ni-e ). [Gorgonia, q.v.] A 



family of coral- 

 forming animals, 



belonging to Act- 



inozoa. 

 Gorgonidae, ( gor- 



gon'i-de ). [ Gor- 

 gonia, q.v. ; Gk. 



eidos, form.] = 



Sea shrubs: coral 



polypes, includ- 

 ing red coral, a 



division of Actin- 



ozoa. 

 Gorilla, (gor-il'la). Corronise. 



[The African name.]=Troglodytea gorilla: 



anthropoid ape of 



Africa, also called 



Pongo; large, bulky, 



arboreal, herbivor- 



ous, and polygam- 



ous; first discovered 



in 1843. 

 Gorse, (gors). [Gears, 



the A.-S. name.] = 



Ulex: a thorny shrub 



with yellow flower, 



belonging to Legu- 



minaceae. 

 Goshawk,(gosTiawk). Gorilla. 



[Corruption of goose- Aawk.]=Astur palum- 



barius: a hawk-like 



bird, belonging to 



Falconidse. 

 Goslarite, (goz'la-rit). 



[ Goslar mine. ] = 



White vitriol : a 



mineral, chiefly hy- 



drated sulphate of 



zinc. 

 Gossypium, (gos-sip'i- 



um.) [Arab, goz or 



got/in, a soft sub- 



stance. ] = Cotton 



plant: a plant, be- 



longing to Mai- Goshawk. 



vacese, which has fibres, from \ inch to 1 



inches long, on the seeds. These fibres are 



raw cotton. 

 Gothic, (goth'ik).=Teutonic: a race of people 



inhabiting N. and N.W. Europe: German, 



English, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, &c. 

 Gothic architecture. A form of architecture, 

 distinguished by pointed 

 arches, dating from the 13th 

 century; much used in Central 

 and Northern Europe for 

 ecclesiastical buildings. 

 Gothite, (ge'tlt). [Goethe.] A 

 mineral, chiefly hy orated 

 oxide of iron. 



Gourd, (gord). [Gourde, the 

 French natne.]=Cucurbita: a 

 plant, with large edible fruit, 

 belonging to Cucurbitacese. 

 Gout-weed=Goat-weed, q.v. 

 Governor, ( guv'er-ner. ) A contrivance for 

 regulating the supply 

 of steam or water to 

 machinery so as to 

 preserve uniform ve- 

 locity. Watt's G.: 

 heavy conical pendu- p 

 him of varying shape, 

 as in drawing. Sie- 

 men's G.: a conical 

 pendulum and train 

 of wheels, adapted to 

 ensure a great degree 

 of uniformity. 

 Gowdie, ( gow'di ). = 

 Callionymus lyra : a 

 fish, belonging to Gobioidae. 

 Graafian vesicles, (gra'fi-an). [Herr de Graaf. ] 



Gothic-window, 



