geo-, ge- +
(Greek: earth, land, soil; world; Gaia (Greek), Gaea (Latin), "earth goddess")
2. The process of purposely transporting geothermal energy from beneath the earth for human use; that is, the building of a well and pipeline system to bring heated water to a power plant.
Like other related "plant" references, this entry is apparently linked to the action of pressing on a shovel, or some other apparatus, with the "sole of the foot" in order to work the soil for the development of plants.
Some reservoirs can be commercially developed as an energy source.
Any technological system that makes use of this heat as an energy source; such as, to power an electrical power plant or to heat or to cool a building.
2. The study of the earth's heat and temperatures, and their effects on geologic processes.
3. The study of the earth's heat and subsurface temperatures.
4. In geology, a mineral or aggregate of minerals whose presence defines the temperature range of limits within which the minerals were formed; also known as a geologic thermometer.
2. A rare fungal infection of the mouth, respiratory tract, and digestive tract which can cause skin, bronchial, mouth, lung, and/or intestinal lesions. It is caused by fungi in the genus Geotrichum.
3. An infection by Geotrichum candidum, which may attack the bronchi, lungs, mouth, or intestinal tract; its manifestations resemble those of candidiasis (yeast infection). The "yeast" is normally present on the skin, in the intestinal tract, and with women, in the genital region.
2. An organism that responds to the force of gravity with movement towards the center of the earth.
2. Plant growth or movement in response to gravity: "Primary roots (tap roots) grow vertically towards gravity (positive geotropism) whereas primary shoots grow vertically away from gravity (negative geotropism), though the direction of shoot growth may also be modified by light."
2. An organism found in a soil stratum of which it is not normally a resident.
Available for further enlightenment: the Earth, Words from the Myths.
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; chthon-; epeiro-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.