geology
- noun
- /dʒiˈɑlədʒi/
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- You see, I use what I know about geology and geological industries to help solve crimes.
- geology of the Earth
- geology of the region
- planetary geology
I think that, you know, it's it's geology, it's chemistry.
- I think that, you know, it's it's geology, it's chemistry.
- It's a living world with its own unique geology.
- So we have two distinct ways that comes from geology and biology, and they each have their limitations.
- And let me remind you one of the tremendous insights into the nature of geology, the nature of our place in space.
- And the example that I think everybody would eventually find ourselves discussing would be geology, the age of the Earth.
- Once, Stanford geology alumna spent her time preparing for six months on the space station.
- And then he proposed that actually before continental drift was accepted by mainstream geophysics and geology, yes.
- There are these recurring slope lineae, which is geology expression for what look like rivulets, look like little rivers.
- And one of my friends who was actually a professor of geology at Cardiff Uni but lived in Stroud, he, you know, I was dealing with him as well.
- But future AI will be able to do a geology and already they can dig on Mars.
- Part of it had to do with discovery of geology.
Examples
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Because of the local climate and geology, however, these practices incurred costs as well as benefits.
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My colleagues in geology pose the question and I didn't have a good answer.
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And what I love about geology is I literally, it is a time machine in my hand.
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And the example that I think everybody would eventually find ourselves discussing would be geology, the age of the Earth.
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- So at college I studied geology.
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The complex geology of the continental slope produces some of the weirdest features on our planet.
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The expedition's mission was to describe the topography, geology, and natural history of the West.
Academic text (1991) -
Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University.
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The complex geology of the continental slope produces some of the weirdest features on our planet.
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Check out the visitors center to learn about the park's geology, plants, and birds.
Synonyms
Old word for the study of the Earth's rocks and layers
Compounds
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The study of where oil and natural gas are found and how they move underground
A study of things from the earth that people use, like minerals, ores, and fuels
How Applied
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Surface Forms
Morphology
geology = geo + logy
The meaning is fairly recoverable as 'study of the earth', but the word is built from learned classical forms rather than everyday English words.
Etymology
The word geology comes from the Greek parts geo- meaning 'earth' and -logy meaning 'study', like in geography. So geology is the 'study of the Earth', which is why geologists look at rocks, layers and the planet's history.