GISS

See also: GISs, Giss, and giss

English

Etymology 1

Variant of jizz as though originating from initialism of general impression size and shape (a popular folk etymology).

Noun

GISS

  1. (birdwatching) The general look of a bird.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Proper noun

GISS

  1. Acronym of Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
    • 2025 April 24, Andrew Freedman, “Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University”, in CNN‎[1]:
      A NASA spokesperson said in a statement “employees would be placed on temporary remote work agreements while NASA seeks and evaluates options for a new space for the GISS team.”
    • 2025 May 21, Oliver Milman, “Godfather of climate science decries Trump plan to shut Nasa lab above Seinfeld diner: ‘It’s crazy’”, in The Guardian‎[2], →ISSN:
      The work will, for now, continue in a different, disparate form. “It’s doable but it is disruptive,” said Kate Marvel, a climate scientist at GISS.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English GISS (“Goddard Institute for Space Studies”).

Proper noun

GISS m

  1. Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales
    • 2013 January 15, “2012 fue el noveno año más cálido desde 1880, según científicos de la NASA”, in CNN en Español‎[3]:
      El GISS detalló que sus resultados son producto de una compilación de datos, de más de 1,000 estaciones meteorológicas de todo el mundo, de las observaciones satelitales de temperatura superficial del mar, y de las mediciones de estaciones antárticas de investigación.
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