pedologicaladj.
/ˌpɛdəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to pedology; of or relating to soil.
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pedologic1900
pedological1924
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adjective] > relating to
terrestrious1600
terreous1646
terrestrial1658
pedologic1900
pedological1924
1924 G. W. Robinson in Geol. Mag. 61 450 Among mature soils, i.e. among soils which have reached a state of pedological equilibrium.
1945 Antiquity 19 172 The pedological characters of Anglesey by which vegetation would be affected and to a large extent controlled.
1974 Nature 4 Jan. 74/1 There was no known method by which termites or pedological processes could bring about the observed accumulation of calcium carbonate in termite mounds.
1999 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 26 413/1 Up to 19% of the area may have been above the zone affected by Wisconsinan glaciers based on geomorphological and pedological evidence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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