geology
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Modern Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -logia (“the study of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
- (US, Canada) enPR: jē-ŏʹlə-jē, IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɑ.lə.dʒi/
Audio (California): (file)
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
- Hyphenation: ge‧o‧lo‧gy
Noun
[edit]geology (countable and uncountable, plural geologies)
- The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- The geological structure of a region.
- The geology of the Alps.
Meronyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- aerogeology
- astrogeology
- biogeology
- exogeology
- flood geology
- geobiology
- geo-eschatology
- geohydrology
- geologian
- geologic
- geological
- geologician
- geologist
- geologize
- hydrogeology
- macrogeology
- microgeology
- nongeology
- palaeogeology
- palaeohydrogeology
- paleogeology
- petrogeology
- photogeology
- planetary geology
- radiogeology
- xenogeology
- zoogeology
Translations
[edit]the study of the earth
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