| 释义 |
ge·ol·o·gy
I. \jēˈäləjē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: New Latin geologia, from geo- ge- + -logia -logy
1. : a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in the rocks — see dynamic geology, economic geology, engineering geology, geognosy, historical geology, paleontologic geology, physical geology, physiographic geology, stratigraphy, structural geology
2. : the geologic features of an area : the attributes of rocks, rock formations, or rock constituents of a district
< the geology of Massachusetts >
3. : a treatise on geology
II. noun
: the study of the solid matter of a celestial body |