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Definition of geological adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

geological

adjective
 
/ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
 
/ˌdʒiːəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/
(also geologic
 
/ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk/
 
/ˌdʒiːəˈlɑːdʒɪk/
)
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  1. connected with the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made
    • geological sciences
  2. connected with the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area
    • a geological survey
    • the vast span of geological time (= the whole of time since the earth began)
See geological in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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