geologynoun [ U ]
uk/dʒiˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us/dʒiˈɑː.lə.dʒi/C1 the study of the rocks and similar substances that make up the earth's surface:
a geology professor/student/class/department
the geology of somewhere
the particular rocks and similar substances that form an area of the earth, and their arrangement
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- a BSc in geology
- He did geology at university.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geology - general words
- anticline
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geological
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- rocky
- subduction
- subduction zone
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