— geognostic /jee'og nos"tik/ , geognostical , adj. — geognostically , adv.
/jee og"neuh see/ , n.
Archaic. a science dealing with the constituent parts of the earth, its envelope of air and water, its crust, and the condition of its interior.
[ 1785-95; géognosie, equiv. to géo- GEO- + -gnosie gnôsis knowledge ]