geopetal
English
Etymology
From geo- + -petal.
Adjective
geopetal (not comparable)
- (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.
- (rare) Moving towards the ground.
- (astronomy, rare) Moving towards the Earth.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:geopetal.
Antonyms
- (moving towards the ground, moving towards the Earth): geofugal