noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks wordnet
3. 3
   The geological structure of a region. countable, uncountable

   "The geology of the Alps."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cosmical geologycrystallographydynamic geologygeodesygeodeticsgeodynamics

Example

More examples

"Tom cheated on the geology exam."

Etymology

From Modern Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -logia (“the study of”).

Related phrases

flood geologygeo-eschatologyplanetary geology

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