the geography of the subterranean world or underworld; (knowledge of) the structure, position, etc., of underground rock formations (cf. geognosy, n.…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] (52) subterranean geography1749 the geography of the subterranean world or underworld; (knowledge of) the structure, position, etc., of underground rock formations (cf. geognosy, n.… geology1788 The branch of science concerned with the physical structure and substance of the earth, the processes which act on these, and the earth's development… geognosy1792 The description and classification of the rocks and rock formations (and, in later use, other inorganic substances) of which the earth consists… geognosis1810 = geognosy, n. 1. Subcategories:— palaeogeology (3) — local geology (1) — geomorphology (4) — geogeny (1) — stratigraphy (6) — sedimentology (1) — tectonics (3) — petrology or petrography (14) — photogeology (1) — measurement of strata (3) — dating (4) — type area (3) — sample from sea or lake bed (1) — apparatus (3) |
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