geology
noun /dʒiˈɒlədʒi/
/dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/
- [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
Topics Educationb2, Scientific researchb2地质学 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- applied
- engineering
- physical
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- the science of geology
- [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
- the geology of the British Isles
词源late 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).