astrogeologyn.

Brit.

/ˌastrə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌæstrədʒiˈɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, geology n.

Etymology: < astro- comb. form + geology n.

†1. The use of a combination of astronomy and geology to enhance knowledge of the local environment, as in observations of the Nile in Ancient Egypt. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1846 D. Nicol (Swansea Lit & Sci. Soc.) (title) Speculations in astro-geology.

1863 J. Hekekyan Bey Treat. Chronol. Siriadic Monuments p. xiv It is the science of the application of Geology to Astronomy for making a land habitable, and enabling its inhabitants to cultivate all other sciences and arts ministering to life. Astrogeology governs our mode of thought.

2. The science of geology as applied to extraterrestrial objects and other planets.

ΚΠ

1883 A. Winchell World-life p. vii A science which, from one point of view, may be styled the geology of the stars; and, from another, the astronomy of the earth. It is the science of Comparative Geology. It is Astrogeology.

1892 Amer. Geologist 9 146 He [sc. Winchell] has laid the foundations of a new empire—a new science—a science that shall one day read to us the history of the planets and the stars—the science of astro-geology, as he himself has happily termed it.

1950 Catal. Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, Serials & Contrib. to Periodicals Jan.–June (U.S. Copyright Office, Libr. Congress) 4 Ib. 129/3 Astro-geology; the earth, sun, moon, planets, stars, universe, periodic world's ‘end’, glacial periods, etcetera.

1976 S. Judson et al. Physical Geol. xix. 482/1 Studies..in the astrogeology branch of the U.S. Geological Survey..have demonstrated that the meteorite impact influx history on Mars must have been very similar.

1997 Guardian 22 July i. 18/3 In 1960 the US Geological Survey put him in charge of a new discipline called astrogeology.

2005 Social Stud. Sci. 33 243 Having two films depicting NEO [= near-earth objects] may have been beneficial for the field of astrogeology and the specific consultants.

Derivatives

ˌastrogeoˈlogical adj.

ΚΠ

1863 J. Hekekyan Bey Treat. Chronol. Siriadic Monuments p. iii This astrogeological science, by the application of its principles to the regulation of the Nile's deposits, appears to have been known in Egypt as the science of Khemy.

1906 Science 5 Oct. 440/1 Those interested in astro-geological physics.

1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics v. 174 Until man is actually able to land on the Moon..all astrogeological progress will come about as a result of automatic measurements taken from spacecraft.

2006 K. W. Plaxco & M. Gross Astrobiology 60 With this crash, Eugene Shoemaker, one of the most powerful and eloquent advocates of the benefits of astrogeological research, became the first person interred on another world.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	astrogeology
释义	astrogeologyn. Brit. /ˌastrə(ʊ)dʒɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌæstrədʒiˈɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: astro- comb. form, geology n. Etymology: < astro- comb. form + geology n. †1. The use of a combination of astronomy and geology to enhance knowledge of the local environment, as in observations of the Nile in Ancient Egypt. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1846 D. Nicol (Swansea Lit & Sci. Soc.) (title) Speculations in astro-geology. 1863 J. Hekekyan Bey Treat. Chronol. Siriadic Monuments p. xiv It is the science of the application of Geology to Astronomy for making a land habitable, and enabling its inhabitants to cultivate all other sciences and arts ministering to life. Astrogeology governs our mode of thought. 2. The science of geology as applied to extraterrestrial objects and other planets. ΚΠ 1883 A. Winchell World-life p. vii A science which, from one point of view, may be styled the geology of the stars; and, from another, the astronomy of the earth. It is the science of Comparative Geology. It is Astrogeology. 1892 Amer. Geologist 9 146 He [sc. Winchell] has laid the foundations of a new empire—a new science—a science that shall one day read to us the history of the planets and the stars—the science of astro-geology, as he himself has happily termed it. 1950 Catal. Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, Serials & Contrib. to Periodicals Jan.–June (U.S. Copyright Office, Libr. Congress) 4 Ib. 129/3 Astro-geology; the earth, sun, moon, planets, stars, universe, periodic world's ‘end’, glacial periods, etcetera. 1976 S. Judson et al. Physical Geol. xix. 482/1 Studies..in the astrogeology branch of the U.S. Geological Survey..have demonstrated that the meteorite impact influx history on Mars must have been very similar. 1997 Guardian 22 July i. 18/3 In 1960 the US Geological Survey put him in charge of a new discipline called astrogeology. 2005 Social Stud. Sci. 33 243 Having two films depicting NEO [= near-earth objects] may have been beneficial for the field of astrogeology and the specific consultants. Derivatives ˌastrogeoˈlogical adj. ΚΠ 1863 J. Hekekyan Bey Treat. Chronol. Siriadic Monuments p. iii This astrogeological science, by the application of its principles to the regulation of the Nile's deposits, appears to have been known in Egypt as the science of Khemy. 1906 Science 5 Oct. 440/1 Those interested in astro-geological physics. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics v. 174 Until man is actually able to land on the Moon..all astrogeological progress will come about as a result of automatic measurements taken from spacecraft. 2006 K. W. Plaxco & M. Gross Astrobiology 60 With this crash, Eugene Shoemaker, one of the most powerful and eloquent advocates of the benefits of astrogeological research, became the first person interred on another world. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1846
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