geological en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɔd͡ʒəkəl/ (Australia)
- /ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɔ̟d͡ʒəkəl] ~ [-lɞ̠d͡ʒ-] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌd͡ʒɪjəˈlɔd͡ʒɪkəl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˌd͡ʒiːəˈlɒd͡ʒəkəl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌd͡ʒiəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ (US)
Etymology
From Renaissance Latin geōlogia + -ical; first attested slightly earlier than geology. By surface analysis, geo- + -logical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Synonym of geologic.
Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.
2012 January 14, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70:
Deriveds
hydrogeological · geological timescale · deep geological repository · limnogeological · microgeological · geon · paleogeological · palaeogeological · astrogeological · nongeological · geologically · palaeohydrogeological · thermogeological · ungeological · pedogeological · pregeological · photogeological · geological matrix · petrogeological · biogeological · geological time · zoogeological