单词 | biogeology |
释义 | biogeologyn. rare before mid 20th cent. The branch of science concerned with the interaction between living organisms and rock and other geological material. ΚΠ 1870 Nature 31 Mar. 565/2 Of the important discoveries in..what Mr. Kingsley has well termed Bio-Geology..the speaker felt it scarcely possible to form too high an expectation. 1938 Jrnl. Paleontol. 12 42/1 Facies matters..play an ever increasing rôle in all phases of geology and biogeology. 1996 A. Gare in T. Benton Greening of Marxism v. 123 Vernadskii's work on geochemistry and biogeology..led him to promote and elaborate the concept of the biosphere. 2007 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 Suppl. s10/2 They [sc. a group of scientists] act as a focal point in oceanography, molecular biogeochemistry..and biogeology. Derivatives ˌbiogeoˈlogical adj. ΚΠ 1935 Sci. Monthly Sept. 205/2 The islands present a fascinating biogeological study. 1967 Rev. Palaeobot. & Palynol. 1 309 These Algae..have another interest, that of a veritable biogeological phenomenon, which has led to the formation of ‘marine peats’ of great amplitude. 2002 L. E. Brand in J. W. Porter & K. G. Porter Everglades xiii. 378 Various biogeological processes such as the biological production of calcareous sediments and mangrove trapping of sediments have been able to stabilize the coastline. ˌbiogeˈologist n. ΚΠ 1968 Science 15 Mar. 1208/1 Vladimir Vernadskii, the famous biogeologist, was the most eloquent spokesman of this group. 2008 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 27 July 15 Lisa Pratt, a biogeologist at Indiana University, had a similar experience with her early research on ‘extremophiles’, bizarre microbes found in very harsh Earth environments. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1870 |
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