pedology
pedology noun: the sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.
Noun (1)
pedology (uncountable)
- The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.
Noun (2)
pedology (uncountable)
- The study of the behaviour and development of children.
pedology meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
pedology in Tamil
- மண்ணியல், குழந்தை வாழ்வு வளர்ச்சி ஆய்வு, முறையான குழந்தை வளர்ச்சி ஆய்வு, மண்தோற்றவியல், மண்தோற்றம், இயல்பு
pedology in Tagalog
- soil science
- palasulipan
Forms of pedology
| alternative form | pædology |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paedology |
| alternative form | paidology |
Origin of pedology
From pedo- (“soil”) + -ology.
From pedo- (“child”) or -logy.
Words formed from pedology
Questions about pedology
- What does pedology mean?
- Pedology means the sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.
- What is pedology in Tamil?
- Pedology in Tamil is மண்ணியல், குழந்தை வாழ்வு வளர்ச்சி ஆய்வு, முறையான குழந்தை வளர்ச்சி ஆய்வு. See Pedology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pedology?
- Pedology is a noun.
Words near pedology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pedology (page history and authors); pedology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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.
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