geology
noun/dʒiˈɒlədʒi/
/dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/
- [uncountable] 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 madeTopics Educationb2, Scientific researchb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- applied
- engineering
- physical
- …
- the science of geology
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- [singular] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area
- the geology of the British Isles
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).
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