ge‧ol‧o‧gy /dʒiˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑːlə-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: geologia, from Greek ge ( ⇒ geo-) + -logia (, -logy%)]
the study of the rocks, soil etc that make up the Earth, and of the way they have changed since the Earth was formed
—geologist noun [countable]—geological /ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk
əl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/
adjective—geologically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲