different between locational vs geographic

English

Etymology

location +? -al

Adjective

locational (not comparable)

1. Having to do with location; "in", "inside", "above", "below".

   Locational periphery is used to describe places physically distant from the heart of the city. -- Wikipedia article on social distance

   Geography is the study of the locational and spatial variation in both physical and human phenomena on Earth. -- Wikipedia article on geography

Synonyms

• positional

Translations

Anagrams

• allocation

English

Alternative forms

• geographick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin ge?graphicus; see French géographique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??i????æf?k/
• Hyphenation: geo?graph?ic

Adjective

geographic (comparative more geographic, superlative most geographic)

1. Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
2. Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)

Derived terms

• geographic north
• geographic latitude
• geographic mile

Related terms

• geographer
• geographical
• geographically
• geography

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