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Geology

Geology Meaning & Definition
Geology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Geology?

[n] a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
[n] the geological features of the earth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Geology: formation | geological formation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Geology: cosmical geology | crystallography | dynamic geology | geodesy | geodetics | geodynamics | geognosy | geographics | geography | geological chemistry | geological engineering | geomorphogeny | geomorphology | geophysics | geoscopy | geotectonic geology | historical geology | hydrogeology | mineralogical chemistry | mineralogy | mining engineering | mining geology | paleontological geology | pedology | petrochemistry | petrography | petrology | physical geography | physical geology | physiographic geology | physiography | soil mechanics | soil science | stratigraphic geology | stratigraphy

See Also | aquifer | beach | chain | chain of mountains | cliff | delta | depression | drop | drop-off | earth science | economic geology | elevation | folium | foreshore | fountain | geophysical science | geophysics | groundwater level | hypsography | ice mass | incline | lakefront | massif | mineral vein | mineralogy | mountain chain | mountain range | mouth | natural depression | natural elevation | natural object | natural spring | oceanfront | orography | orology | outflow | outpouring | palaeogeology | paleogeology | Pillars of Hercules | range | range of mountains | relict | ridge | scree | shore | side | slope | spelaeology | speleology | spring | talus | vein | wall | water level | water table

Geology In Webster's Dictionary

\Ge*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Geologies}. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -logy: cf. F. g['e]ologie.] 1. The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of {The Geological Series}. 2. A treatise on the science.

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