GEOLOGY


Meaning of GEOLOGY in English

n.

Pronunciation: j ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: 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

– ge · ol · o · gist \ -jist \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.