geographical adj 1: of or relating to the science of geography [syn: {geographic}, {geographical}] 2: determined by geography; "the north and south geographic poles" [syn: {geographic}, {geographical}] [ant: {magnetic}]
Geographic \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle included between a line perpendicular or normal to the level surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's figure and a true sphere. {Geographical mile}. See under {Mile}. {Geographical variation}, any variation of a species which is dependent on climate or other geographical conditions. [1913 Webster]
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "geographical": areal, cartographic, chorographic, geodesic, geodetic, geographic, geological, geophysical, locational, navigational, physiographic, positional, regional, sectional, situal, situational, territorial, topographic, zonal