Geologically

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    As part of a geologic process. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Concerning geology. not-comparable

    "The El Dorado-Searchlight area is geologically a north-south trending orogenous zone, paralleled on the east by the valley of the Colorado, and by an alluvial valley on the west."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with respect to geology wordnet

Synonyms

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from geological viewpointgeochronologicallygeologic time termsgeology orientedin geologic timein geological terms

Example

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"Jupiter's moon, Io, has more than 400 active volcanoes, making it the most geologically active object in the solar system. Several volcanoes on Io produce plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide that rise as high as 300 miles above its surface."

Etymology

From geological + -ly.

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