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geology

noun
🔊/dʒiˈɒlədʒi/
🔊/dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/
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  1. [uncountable] the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made地质学Topics Educationb2, Scientific researchb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • applied
    • engineering
    • physical
    • …
    phrases
    • the science of geology
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  2. [singular] the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area（某地区的）地质
    • the geology of the British Isles不列颠群岛的地质
    Topics Geographyb2
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).