geopetal

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ -petal.

Adjective

geopetal (not comparable)

1. (geology) (of a rock or rock sequence) Exhibiting, or relating to, features that indicate whether it has been overturned, or whether it lies in the orientation that it was initially deposited.
2. (rare) Moving towards the ground.
3. (astronomy, rare) Moving towards the Earth.

Quotations

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Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “moving towards the ground, moving towards the Earth”): geofugal

Anagrams

• Polegate, egopetal