Geology

/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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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."

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cosmical geologycrystallographydynamic geologyearth scienceearth science educationgeodesy

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"Tom cheated on the geology exam."

Etymology

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

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