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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ge·ol·o·gy (plural -gies) ETYMOLOGY New Latin geologia, from ge- + -logia -logy DATE 1735 1. a. a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks b. a study of the solid matter of a celestial body (as the moon) 2. geologic features 3. a treatise on geology English Etymology geology 1735, Mod.L. geologia "the study of the earth," from ge "earth" + logia, from logos "speech, word, discourse." In M.L., geologia(14c.) meant "study of earthly things," i.e. law, as distinguished from arts and sciences, which concern the works of God. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 geology geol·ogy / dVi5ClEdVi; NAmE -5B:l- / noun1. [U] the scientific study of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made 地质学 2. [sing.] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area (某地区的)地质: the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质 • geo·logic·al / 7dVi:E5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adj.: a geological survey 地质勘察 • geo·logic·al·ly / 7dVi:E5lCdVikli; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adv. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English geology noun ADJ. applied, engineering | physical, structural | environmental, marine | petroleum | Pleistocene, Quaternary, etc. PHRASES the science of geology • Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: mining geology , or paleontologic geology , or petroleum geology , or physical geology, or physiographic geology , or stratigraphic geology , or structural geology , or submarine geology , or agricultural geology , or dynamic geology , or economic geology , or engineering geology , or geotectonic geology , or historical geology ge·ol·o·gy I. \jēˈäləjē, -ji\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: New Latin geologia, from geo- ge- + -logia -logy 1. : a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in the rocks — see dynamic geology, economic geology, engineering geology, geognosy , historical geology, paleontologic geology, physical geology, physiographic geology, stratigraphy , structural geology2. : the geologic features of an area : the attributes of rocks, rock formations, or rock constituents of a district < the geology of Massachusetts > 3. : a treatise on geology II. noun : the study of the solid matter of a celestial body |
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