Dictionary

ecology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [əˈkɔ̟l.ə.d͡ʒi] (New-Zealand)
• /ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ɪˈkɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Australia)
• /iˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (US, dialectal) of Canada
• /ɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (US, dialectal) of Canada
• /əˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Calque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, eco- + -logy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
   • As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds. 2012 January 14, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31:
   • As a graduate student, he was working on a thesis: The Ecology of the Black Creek Area. He had to investigate the relationships, past and present, of men and plants and animals in this region. 1949, George R. Stewart, Earth Abides:
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
   • linguistic ecology
   • social ecology
3. (countable, uncountable) The totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.

Forms

Deriveds

bioecology · myrmecology · physioecology · paleoecology · geoecology · socioecology · anthoecology · pedoecology · chemical ecology · dendroecology · synecology · agroecology · deep ecology · chemoecology · human ecology · microecology · zooecology · ecological · ecosophy · neuroecology · ecosystem · ecologism · aeroecology · autecology · ethnoecology · restoration ecology · immunoecology · cultural ecology · radioecology · psychoecology · arcology · hydroecology · ecology block · ecologist · astroecology · anthecology · macroecology · photoecology · chronoecology · eco- · ecotribe

Hyponyms

myrmecology · linguistic ecology · palaeoecology · ethnoecology · phytoecology · paleoecology · chemical ecology · restoration ecology · chronoecology · kincentric ecology · cultural ecology · dendroecology · socioecology · photoecology · hydroecology · agroecology · language ecology · social ecology · thermoecology · geoecology · autecology · radioecology · macroecology · synecology

Relateds

ecology block

Translations (99)

ta சூழ்நிலையியல் (branch of biology) · fi ekologia (branch of biology) · ps چاپېريالپوهنه (branch of biology) · da økologi (branch of biology) · oc ecologia (branch of biology) · it ecologia (branch of biology) · vo köolog (branch of biology) · km និវេសនវិទ្យា (branch of biology) · ar عِلْم اَلْبِيئَة (branch of biology) · nn økologi (branch of biology) · el οικολογία (branch of biology) · es ecología (branch of biology) · hy էկոլոգիա (branch of biology) · eo ekologio (branch of biology) · be экало́гія (branch of biology) · ms کاجي عالم حيات (branch of biology) · sv miljöforskning (branch of biology) · ia ecologia (branch of biology) · id ekologi (branch of biology) · lb Ökologie (branch of biology) · cs ekologie (branch of biology) · ckb ژینگەناسی (branch of biology) · hi पारिस्थितिकी (branch of biology) · sh екологија (branch of biology) · an ecolochía (branch of biology) · mt ekoloġija (branch of biology) · mi mātai hauropi (branch of biology) · et ökoloogia (branch of biology) · lb Ekologie (branch of biology) · tr ekoloji (branch of biology) · tl ekolohiya (branch of biology) · kn ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯರಿಮೆ (branch of biology) · th นิเวศวิทยา (branch of biology) · vi sinh thái học (branch of biology) · io ekologio (branch of biology) · ga éiceolaíocht (branch of biology) · fa بومشناسی (branch of biology) · tg экология (branch of biology) · mn орчинзүй (branch of biology) · ms ekologi (branch of biology) · fo vistfrøði (branch of biology) · yue 生態 /生态 (branch of biology) · ms kaji alam hayat (branch of biology) · ru эколо́гия (branch of biology) · sv ekologi (branch of biology) · de Ökologie (branch of biology) · ca ecologia (branch of biology) · fa اکولوژی (branch of biology) · af ekologie (branch of biology) · lt ekologija (branch of biology) · mk еколо́гија (branch of biology) · ro ecologie (branch of biology) · br ekoloji (branch of biology) · cmn 生態學 /生态学 (branch of biology) · ko 생태학 (branch of biology) · gsw Ökologie (branch of biology) · my ဂေဟဗေဒ (branch of biology) · nb økologi (branch of biology) · su ékologi (branch of biology) · sk ekológia (branch of biology) · yue 生態 /生态 (totality or pattern of relationships) · nrf écologie (branch of biology) · tl palamuhayan (branch of biology) · pl ekologia (branch of biology) · sw ikolojia (branch of biology) · nl ecologie (branch of biology) · lv ekoloģija (branch of biology) · sd سَهِجِياڀياس (branch of biology) · kk экология (branch of biology) · fi ympäristötiede (branch of biology) · hu környezettan (branch of biology) · sl ekologija (branch of biology) · cy ecoleg (branch of biology) · yue 生態學 /生态学 (branch of biology) · zza ekoloci (branch of biology) · uk еколо́гія (branch of biology) · gl ecoloxía (branch of biology) · ja 生態学 (branch of biology) · ms ايکولوݢي (branch of biology) · gd eag-eòlas (branch of biology) · pt ecologia (branch of biology) · km អាស្រយវិទ្យា (branch of biology) · cmn 生態 /生态 (totality or pattern of relationships) · la oecologia (branch of biology) · bg екология (branch of biology) · nan-hbl 生態學 /生态学 (branch of biology) · fr écologie (branch of biology) · sq ekologji (branch of biology) · ka ეკოლოგია (branch of biology) · yi עקאָלאָגיע (branch of biology) · cmn 生態 /生态 (branch of biology) · kmr ekolojî (branch of biology) · is vistfræði (branch of biology) · sh ekologija (branch of biology) · hu ökológia (branch of biology) · ast ecoloxía (branch of biology) · he אקולוגיה (branch of biology) · tr çevre bilimi (branch of biology) · km បរិស្ថានវិទ្យា (branch of biology)

wikipedia: Ernst Haeckel