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Vinony

geology

noun

  1. The study of the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth's components, and the processes by which they are shaped.
  2. the properties of earth material collectively
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ / /d͡ʒiˈɑ.lə.dʒi/ / /d͡ʒiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/

noun

Etymology: From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).

  1. The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
  2. The geological structure of a region.

    “the geology of the Alps”