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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
geology
geol·ogy BrE [dʒiˈɒlədʒi] NAmE [dʒiˈɑːlədʒi] noun
1. uncountable the scientific study of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made
2. singular the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area
•the geology of the British Isles
Derived Words: ↑geological ▪ ↑geologically
See also: ↑geologic
Word Origin:
[geological geologically geology] late 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see ↑-logy).
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