ecology
The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their…The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
» I asked him many questions about ecology.
Я задал ему много вопросов об экологии.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
Ökologie
эколо́гияekológija
еколо́гіяekolóhija
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any study of the relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
social ecology
linguistic ecology
(countable, uncountable)The totality or pattern of relationships of components of a system with their environment and with each other.
Examples
26 sentencesI asked him many questions about ecology.
ruЯ задал ему много вопросов об экологии.
It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology.
Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
Забруднення катастрофічно дається взнаки на екології регіону.
ruЗагрязнение катастрофически сказывается на экологии региона.
deUmweltverschmutzung hat einen verheerenden Effekt auf das ökologische Gleichgewicht einer Region.
I am a fanatic of ecology.
Tom's knowledge of decomposition ecology is peerless.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkCalque of German Ökologie (coined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel), from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, eco- + -logy.
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Forms
plural: ecologiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment:bionomicsenvironmental science
Word family
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