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noun
The work that must be done at a given altitude in raising a unit mass from sea level to that altitude against the earth's gravitational field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English potential English geopotential From geo- + potential.
