geology
pronunciation
How to pronounce geology in British English:
UK [dʒiˈɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce geology in American English:
US [dʒiˈɑːlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
Word Origin
- geology (n.)
- 1795 as "science of the past and present condition of the Earth's crust," from Modern Latin geologia "the study of the earth," from geo- "earth" + logia (see -logy). German Geologie is attested by 1785. In Medieval Latin, geologia (14c.) meant "study of earthly things," i.e. law, as distinguished from arts and sciences, which concern the works of God. Darwin used geologize as a verb.
Example
- 1. Some geology and meteorology departments thought the seawater could bring ecological disaster .
- 2. Curiosity carries 10 scientific instruments to assess the chemistry and geology of mars .
- 3. The here and now are defined by astronomy and geology .
- 4. For some , the complex geology of the monterey shale opens up alternative means of extraction .
- 5. America has much more extractable gas in shale than previously thought , and the same geology pertains around the world .