Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    Geologie

    геоло́гияgeológija

    геоло́гіяheolóhija

    a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

  2. (countable, uncountable)The geological structure of a region.

    the geology of the Alps

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Tom doesn't know the difference between geography and geology.

    Том не знає різниці між географією та геологією. — lingvokrolik

    ruТом не знает, чем география отличается от геологии. — marafon

  2. Tom cheated on the geology exam.

  3. I don't know anything about geology.

    ruЯ не знаю ничего о геологии. — odexed

  4. Tom is studying geology.

    ruТом изучает геологию. — odexed

    deTom studiert Geologie. — Malkuth

  5. Tom majored in geology.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the study of the Earth:
Русский
By meaning 1
the study of the Earth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the study of the Earth:

Origin

From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-,

From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).

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