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Geology

Meaning in geology & earth sciences, with examples

/dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/nounCore term

In geology & earth sciences, geology means: The science that studies the solid Earth: what it is made of, how its rocks and landforms formed, and how it has changed over time.

In Turkish: jeoloji, yer bilimi

How it is used

Used for the subject, the university department and the rocks of a place: study geology, a geology degree, the geology of Cappadocia. A person who studies it is a geologist; the adjective is geological (UK) or often geologic (US).

Example sentences

  1. She is a second-year geology student at Ankara University.

  2. The local geology explains why the town has so many springs.

Common collocations

  • study geology
  • structural geology
  • the local geology
  • geology department
  • field geology
  • rockA natural solid material made mostly of minerals, such as granite or limestone. Rocks make up the Earth's crust and are grouped by how they formed.
  • mineralA naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered internal structure, such as quartz, calcite or feldspar.
  • fieldworkWork done outdoors at real sites, such as observing, measuring, mapping and sampling rocks, soils or rivers, rather than in a laboratory or office.
  • geological mapA map that shows which rock units occur at or just below the surface, together with their ages, boundaries, faults, folds and strike and dip measurements.

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