geology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- jē-ŏʹlə-jē (Canada, US)
- /d͡ʒiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /d͡ʒiˈɪɒləd͡ʒi/ (New-Zealand)
- /d͡ʒɪjɔləd͡ʒɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (California) audio
- [d͡ʒiˈɔ̟ləd͡ʒi] ~ [d͡ʒiˈɞ̠ləd͡ʒi] (New-Zealand)
- /d͡ʒiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (Canada, US)
- /d͡ʒiˈɔləd͡ʒi/ (Australia)
Etymology
From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
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(countable, uncountable) The geological structure of a region.
the geology of the Alps
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
radiogeology · exogeology · geologian · paleogeology · zoogeology · palaeogeology · microgeology · astrogeology · planetary geology · flood geology · geologize · geologist · macrogeology · geologician · geobiology · photogeology · nongeology · aerogeology · palaeohydrogeology · geological · petrogeology · geo-eschatology · geologic · hydrogeology · biogeology · geohydrology · xenogeology
Descendants
Meronyms
Translations (104)
tl paladutaan (the study of the Earth) · th ธรณีวิทยา (the study of the Earth) · pon siolosi (the study of the Earth) · lo ທອລະນີວິທະຍາ (the study of the Earth) · hu geológia (the study of the Earth) · tk geologiýa (the study of the Earth) · da geologi (the study of the Earth) · mn геологи (the study of the Earth) · nl aardkunde (the study of the Earth) · ar عِلْم اَلْأَرْض (the study of the Earth) · nl geologie (the study of the Earth) · tg геология (the study of the Earth) · sq gjeologjí (the study of the Earth) · az geologiya (the study of the Earth) · yi געאָלאָגיע (the study of the Earth) · ms geologi (the study of the Earth) · fur gjeologjie (the study of the Earth) · is jarðfræði (the study of the Earth) · gd eòlas-talmhainn (the study of the Earth) · no geologi (the study of the Earth) · oc geologia (the study of the Earth) · el γεωλογία (the study of the Earth) · hy երկրաբանություն (the study of the Earth) · pa ਭੂਵਿਵਗਆਨ (the study of the Earth) · mt ġeoloġija (the study of the Earth) · kk геология (the study of the Earth) · cmn 地質學 /地质学 (the study of the Earth) · hu földtan (the study of the Earth) · ar عِلْم اَلْإِرَاضَة (the study of the Earth) · et geoloogia (the study of the Earth) · ta நிலவியல் (the study of the Earth) · rsk ґеолоґия (the study of the Earth) · ky геология (the study of the Earth) · ro ӂеолоӂие (the study of the Earth) · be геало́гія (the study of the Earth) · lo ທອຣະນີວິທະຍາ (the study of the Earth) · tl dutaan (the study of the Earth) · ca geologia (the study of the Earth) · ast xeoloxía (the study of the Earth) · nv nahasdzáán naalkaah (the study of the Earth) · bo ས་ཁམས་རིག་པ (the study of the Earth) · de Geologie (the study of the Earth) · lt geologija (the study of the Earth) · uk геоло́гія (the study of the Earth) · lt žemėtyra (the study of the Earth) · sv geologi (the study of the Earth) · pih jiolojii (the study of the Earth) · ro geologie (the study of the Earth) · cmn 地質 /地质 (the study of the Earth) · iu ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᖅ (the study of the Earth) · cs geologie (the study of the Earth) · ko 지질학 (the study of the Earth) · ga geolaíocht (the study of the Earth) · eu geologia (the study of the Earth) · ru геоло́гия (the study of the Earth) · sl geologija (the study of the Earth) · fa زمینشناسی (the study of the Earth) · lv ģeoloģija (the study of the Earth) · mr भुरचनाशास्त्र (the study of the Earth) · es geología (the study of the Earth) · vo talav (the study of the Earth) · gl xeoloxía (the study of the Earth) · ht jewoloji (the study of the Earth) · ckb زەویناسی (the study of the Earth) · rup gheologhii (the study of the Earth) · af geologie (the study of the Earth) · he גֵּאוֹלוֹגְיָה (the study of the Earth) · wa djeyolodjeye (the study of the Earth) · hi भूविज्ञान (the study of the Earth) · bg геоло́гия (the study of the Earth) · id geologi (the study of the Earth) · din piööckätöupiny (the study of the Earth) · as ভূতত্ত্ব (the study of the Earth) · km ធរណីវិទ្យា (the study of the Earth) · eo geologio (the study of the Earth) · an cheolochía (the study of the Earth) · fi geologia (the study of the Earth) · kn ಭೂರಚನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (the study of the Earth) · sh геологија (the study of the Earth) · scn gioluggìa (the study of the Earth) · la geologia (the study of the Earth) · ja 地質学 (the study of the Earth) · sk geológia (the study of the Earth) · pl geologia (the study of the Earth) · mk геологија (the study of the Earth) · fr géologie (the study of the Earth) · it geologia (the study of the Earth) · io geologio (the study of the Earth) · tr jeoloji (the study of the Earth) · sw jiolojia (the study of the Earth) · tr yerbilim (the study of the Earth) · my ဘူမိဗေဒ (the study of the Earth) · sa भूविज्ञान (the study of the Earth) · pt geologia (the study of the Earth) · sh geologija (the study of the Earth) · fo jarðfrøði (the study of the Earth) · ar جِيُولُوجِيَا (the study of the Earth) · sd ڀون ڀياس (the study of the Earth) · mi mātai aronuku (the study of the Earth) · ka გეოლოგია (the study of the Earth) · tt геология (the study of the Earth) · ms kaji bumi (the study of the Earth) · sq gjeologjía (the study of the Earth) · vi địa chất học (the study of the Earth)