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gault
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
/ɡɔːlt/A specific, distinct layer of clay-rich geological strata found primarily in southeastern England, often between layers of chalk.
gaultheria
nounLow
/ɡɔːlˈθɪəriə/A genus of aromatic evergreen shrubs, typically low-growing and often bearing bright red berries.
gaultier
nounC1
/ˈɡəʊl.ti.eɪ/A proper noun, most commonly a French surname, strongly associated with the renowned fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.
gaum
verb-transitiveVery Low
/ɡɔːm/To understand, comprehend, or figure something out (chiefly US, informal). To gaze stupidly, gawk, or stare (chiefly UK, archaic/regional).
gaun
verbVery Low in Standard English; Regional (Scotland/Northern England).
/ɡɑːn/ or /ɡɔːn/A Scots and Northern English dialectal form meaning 'going' or 'to go', used predominantly in Scotland.
gauntlet
nounC1
/ˈɡɔːntlət/A protective glove, typically part of medieval armour, or a challenge or ordeal one must endure.
gauntry
nounC2 - Very low frequency, specialized technical term.
/ˈɡɑːntri/A large framework or structure, especially a gantry crane or a similar overhead support.
gaup
verbRare / Regional
/ɡɔːp/To stare openly or stupidly, usually with one's mouth open.
gaur
nounC2
/ˈɡaʊə/A large, dark-coated wild bovine native to South and Southeast Asia.
gause's principle
nounTechnical/Low Frequency
/ˈɡaʊsɪz ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l/A fundamental physical law stating the flux of an electric field through any closed surface is proportional to the enclosed electric charge.
gauss
nounC2
/ɡaʊs/A unit of magnetic flux density in the centimeter-gram-second system, equivalent to one maxwell per square centimeter.
gauss law
nounVery Low Frequency
/ˌɡaʊsɪz ˈlɔː/A fundamental law in electromagnetism stating that the total electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the enclosed electric charge.
gaussian curve
nounC1/C2 (Upper-Intermediate to Advanced)
/ˌɡaʊ.si.ən ˈkɜːv/A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a data set around its mean, where most occurrences cluster around the central peak and probabilities for values diminish symmetrically towards the extremes.
gaussian distribution
nounC2
/ˌɡaʊ.si.ən ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/A continuous probability distribution characterised by its symmetric bell-shaped curve, defined by its mean and standard deviation.
gaussian image
nounC2
/ˈɡaʊsɪən ˈɪmɪdʒ/A model in optics describing the formation of a perfect image by an ideal optical system, based on the paraxial approximation (first-order optics).
gaussian integer
nounC2 (Very low frequency, specialist term)
/ˌɡaʊ.si.ən ˈɪn.tɪ.dʒə/A complex number of the form a + bi, where both a and b are integers.
gaussmeter
nounC2
/ˈɡaʊsˌmiːtə/A scientific instrument used to measure the strength and, sometimes, direction of a magnetic field.
gautama
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ˈɡaʊ.tə.mə/The given name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism.
gauteng
nounLow
/ˈɡaʊtɛŋ/A province in northeastern South Africa containing Johannesburg and Pretoria.
gautier
nounLow
/ˈɡəʊtɪeɪ/A French surname, most famously associated with the 19th-century French poet, novelist, and critic Théophile Gautier.

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