geology

Syllables: ge·o·lo·gyUK/d͡ʒiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

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British/d͡ʒɪjɔləd͡ʒɪj/

geology noun: the science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

Noun

geology (countable and uncountable, plural geologies)

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

geology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

geology in Hindi

the study of the Earth: भूविज्ञान bhūvijñān

geology in Tamil

the study of the Earth: நிலவியல் nilaviyal

geology in Marathi

the study of the Earth: भुरचनाशास्त्र bhuracnāśāstra

geology in Urdu

علم طبقات الارض

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geology in Bengali: ভূতত্ত্ব, ভূবিদ্যা
geology in Telugu: భూగర్భ శాస్త్రం
geology in Malayalam: ജിയോളജി jiyōḷaji
geology in Kannada: ಭೂರಚನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ bhūracanaśāstra
geology in Punjabi: ਭੂਵਿਵਗਆਨ bhūvivgaāna
geology in Gujarati: ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર, ભૂવિજ્ઞાન, ભૂસ્તરવિજ્ઞાન
geology in Odia: ଭୂତତ୍ତ୍ୱ, ଭୂତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ଭୂତତ୍ତ୍ବ
geology in Sanskrit: भूविज्ञान bhūvijñāna
geology in Assamese: ভূতত্ত্ব bhutottto
geology in Nepali: भूविज्ञान, भू-विज्ञान
geology in Tagalog: paladutaan, dutaan
geology in Arabic: جِيُولُوجِيَا jiyulūjiyā, عِلْم اَلْأَرْض ʕilm al-ʔarḍ, عِلْم اَلْإِرَاضَة ʕilm al-ʔirāḍa
geology in Malay: geologi, kaji bumi
geology in Indonesian: geologi
geology in Persian: زمینشناسی zamin-šenâsi
geology in Thai: ธรณีวิทยา tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaa
geology in Vietnamese: địa chất học
geology in Myanmar: ဘူမိဗေဒ bhumi.beda.
Sindhi: ڀون ڀياس bhõ bhyās

Examples of geology in a sentence

(geology) a bulbous protrusion at the front of a lava flow or landslide.
Geology is so mick - half the jocks are in it.
Geology tends to be a very crammable subject.

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Forms of geology

plural	geologies

Origin of geology

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

Words formed from geology

Words that rhyme with geology

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Questions about geology

What does geology mean?: Geology means the science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
What is geology in Hindi?: Geology in Hindi is भूविज्ञान (bhūvijñān). See Geology meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is geology?: Geology is a noun.
How do you pronounce geology?: Geology is pronounced /d͡ʒiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
What is the plural of geology?: The plural of geology is geologies.

Words near geology in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: geology (page history and authors); geology (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); geology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); geology (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ജിയോളജി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); geology (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); geology (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); geology (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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