About The Word Geology
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Geology
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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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