geology

noun

/dʒiˈɒlədʒi/

/dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/

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[uncountable] the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is madeTopics Educationb2, Scientific researchb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- applied
- engineering
- physical
- …
phrases
- the science of geology
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[singular] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area
- the geology of the British Isles
Topics Geographyb2

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).

单词	geology
释义	geology noun /dʒiˈɒlədʒi/ /dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/ jump to other results [uncountable] the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is madeTopics Educationb2, Scientific researchb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective applied engineering physical … phrases the science of geology See full entry [singular] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area the geology of the British Isles Topics Geographyb2 Word Originlate 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).
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