Definition of geology in English:

geology

noun dʒɪˈɒlədʒidʒiˈɑlədʒi

mass noun

1The science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, their history, and the processes which act on them.
地质学
Example sentencesExamples
- Structural geology is the branch of geology that deals with the description and interpretation of the structure of rocks.
- John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation.
- Indeed, many physicists did not even believe that geology and biology were sciences at all.
- Portland cement manufacturing incorporates many disciplines, from engineering to chemistry to geology to computer science.
- The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology.
- Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university.
- The 143,670-square-foot building will house facilities for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics and other sciences.
- They have undergraduate or graduate degrees in subjects including anthropology, geology, marine science and maritime history.
- A fundamental tenet of the science of geology is the Principle of Uniformitarianism, which states that the present is a key to the past.
- Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University.
- These were the scientists who were to devote their labours to the study of natural history, geology, astronomy and even the nascent discipline of anthropology.
- From the physical sciences, Quaternary geology developed as a discipline that was initially almost entirely divorced from considerations of human behavior.
- In the natural sciences, biology and geology should be emphasized.
- My first love of school science was geology, and that was definitely not ladylike in the '60s.
- McPhee is possibly best known for his explorations in earth history and geology which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his book.
- The new sciences - uniformitarian geology, nebular astronomy, and evolutionary biology - were rooted in a temporal methodology, as was evolutionary social science.
- Courses related to astrobiology are offered in the departments of geology, biology, physics, and electrical engineering.
- It's taken the father-of-three 23 years to complete a BSc in geology and earth sciences from the Open University.
- Finding oil and gas is a process that combines physics and geology with a lot of engineering technology.
- Macedonia has research institutes dealing with geology, natural history, cotton, animal breeding, tobacco, animal husbandry, and water development.
- Not only was very little known about the geological features of the earth, but at that time there were no university degrees in geology and no professional geologists.
1. 1.1 The geological features of an area.
  （某一地区的）地质特征
  the geology of the Outer Hebrides
  外赫布里底群岛的地质特点。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Their conclusions with regard to the origin of the vanadium enrichment and to the geology of the Springfield coal bed conflict with the established geology of the coal.
  For this reason, we asked local creationist geologists, very familiar with the geology of the area, to show us any apparent field evidence for ancient soils.
  The region's peculiar geology of soft limestone, called karst, has been especially troublesome.
  This volume makes useful contributions to a variety of topics dealing with the Paleogene geology of the North Atlantic region.
  There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada.
  I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights.
  The details of regional geology together with extensional folds in the Alasehir graben are enough to refute a short lived contractional tectonics in late Miocene to Pliocene in western Turkey.
  The geology of New Zealand is divided into at least eight terranes of regional extent and a number of smaller tectonic slices.
  Currently unresolved issues in Scottish geology include problems of correlation across the Moine Thrust Zone.
  The geology of this region of the Pikes Peak Batholith is quite complex.
  The local geology has always affected the way in which urban centres develop.
  But the complex geology overlying the mountain aquifers continues to challenge researchers.
  Natural features, such as soils, climate, and geology, are an important influence on water quality in watersheds.
  Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region.
  The geology of the Karaburun Peninsula suggests that the nappes may have been thrust from north of the Mesozoic Karaburun carbonate platform.
  He claims that south-facing peaks in the Derbyshire Peak District, which has the same geology as Greece, will become warm enough to support grape growth within 50 years.
  He spent his final years in an ambitious attempt to produce a comprehensive summary of the geology of Australia, publishing a detailed geological map of the continent in 1932.
  British Geological Survey maps indicate that the geology of the area is generally glacial till (boulder clay) with underlying coal measures.
  Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology.
  Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are.
2. 1.2 The geological features of a planetary body.
  （某一地区的）地质特征
  an article on the Moon's geology
  一篇关于月球地质特征的文章。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet.
  Crism also will map the geology, composition, and stratigraphy of various Martian surface features.
  Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology.
  In 2009 another Rover, possibly two, will go to Mars and through daily analysis of downlinks Farmer and his team will again analyse the planet's geology, this time in greater detail.
  During a five-month study the piano-size probe will map and measure Pluto's geology and landform origins, as well as its surface compositions and temperatures.
  They are really looking for water and trying to understand the history of the planet and its geology, just to see whether the conjectures that it was once warm and wet were true.
  Being able to study Mars in close-up detail would also help us, by comparing it to our own world, to understand better the geology and environment of our home planet.
  The two rovers will land on opposite sides of the planet and investigate the geology of regions where liquid water might once have been present.
  Schmitt provided Apollo flight crews with detailed instructions in lunar navigation, geology, and feature recognition while training for his Moon mission.
  The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres.
  Whatever happens, we will learn lots about the geology of the Red Planet.
  The geology of those planets is totally different from ours.
  The Magellan mapped 98 percent of Venus' surface, thus revolutionizing our understanding of the planet, particularly its geology.

Derivatives

geologize

verb dʒɪˈɒlədʒʌɪzdʒiˈɑləˌdʒaɪz

[no object]

Study the geological features of an area.
（某一地区的）地质特征
Darwin spent most of his time geologizing at the Cape
Example sentencesExamples
- The problem of doing on-the-spot lunar geologising in an efficient way awaited the electric Rover.
- It's great to finally be working back in Appalachia after 25 years of geologizing in so many other parts of the world.
- It was the only day on Scott's final arduous march homewards from the pole that they were to devote to ‘geologizing.’

Origin

Late 18th century: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē 'earth' + -logia (see -logy).

Definition of geology in US English:

geology

noundʒiˈɑlədʒijēˈäləjē

1The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
地质学
Example sentencesExamples
- A fundamental tenet of the science of geology is the Principle of Uniformitarianism, which states that the present is a key to the past.
- Indeed, many physicists did not even believe that geology and biology were sciences at all.
- From the physical sciences, Quaternary geology developed as a discipline that was initially almost entirely divorced from considerations of human behavior.
- Portland cement manufacturing incorporates many disciplines, from engineering to chemistry to geology to computer science.
- Macedonia has research institutes dealing with geology, natural history, cotton, animal breeding, tobacco, animal husbandry, and water development.
- Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university.
- Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University.
- These were the scientists who were to devote their labours to the study of natural history, geology, astronomy and even the nascent discipline of anthropology.
- My first love of school science was geology, and that was definitely not ladylike in the '60s.
- The new sciences - uniformitarian geology, nebular astronomy, and evolutionary biology - were rooted in a temporal methodology, as was evolutionary social science.
- McPhee is possibly best known for his explorations in earth history and geology which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his book.
- John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation.
- In the natural sciences, biology and geology should be emphasized.
- The 143,670-square-foot building will house facilities for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics and other sciences.
- It's taken the father-of-three 23 years to complete a BSc in geology and earth sciences from the Open University.
- Structural geology is the branch of geology that deals with the description and interpretation of the structure of rocks.
- Not only was very little known about the geological features of the earth, but at that time there were no university degrees in geology and no professional geologists.
- They have undergraduate or graduate degrees in subjects including anthropology, geology, marine science and maritime history.
- Courses related to astrobiology are offered in the departments of geology, biology, physics, and electrical engineering.
- Finding oil and gas is a process that combines physics and geology with a lot of engineering technology.
- The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology.
1. 1.1 The geological features of an area.
  （某一地区的）地质特征
  the geology of the Outer Hebrides
  外赫布里底群岛的地质特点。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He spent his final years in an ambitious attempt to produce a comprehensive summary of the geology of Australia, publishing a detailed geological map of the continent in 1932.
  He claims that south-facing peaks in the Derbyshire Peak District, which has the same geology as Greece, will become warm enough to support grape growth within 50 years.
  Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region.
  The geology of the Karaburun Peninsula suggests that the nappes may have been thrust from north of the Mesozoic Karaburun carbonate platform.
  Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology.
  Natural features, such as soils, climate, and geology, are an important influence on water quality in watersheds.
  Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are.
  This volume makes useful contributions to a variety of topics dealing with the Paleogene geology of the North Atlantic region.
  There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada.
  Currently unresolved issues in Scottish geology include problems of correlation across the Moine Thrust Zone.
  I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights.
  The geology of this region of the Pikes Peak Batholith is quite complex.
  Their conclusions with regard to the origin of the vanadium enrichment and to the geology of the Springfield coal bed conflict with the established geology of the coal.
  The details of regional geology together with extensional folds in the Alasehir graben are enough to refute a short lived contractional tectonics in late Miocene to Pliocene in western Turkey.
  For this reason, we asked local creationist geologists, very familiar with the geology of the area, to show us any apparent field evidence for ancient soils.
  But the complex geology overlying the mountain aquifers continues to challenge researchers.
  British Geological Survey maps indicate that the geology of the area is generally glacial till (boulder clay) with underlying coal measures.
  The geology of New Zealand is divided into at least eight terranes of regional extent and a number of smaller tectonic slices.
  The region's peculiar geology of soft limestone, called karst, has been especially troublesome.
  The local geology has always affected the way in which urban centres develop.
2. 1.2 The geological features of a planetary body.
  （某一地区的）地质特征
  the geology of the surface of Mars
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 2009 another Rover, possibly two, will go to Mars and through daily analysis of downlinks Farmer and his team will again analyse the planet's geology, this time in greater detail.
  Whatever happens, we will learn lots about the geology of the Red Planet.
  The Magellan mapped 98 percent of Venus' surface, thus revolutionizing our understanding of the planet, particularly its geology.
  Schmitt provided Apollo flight crews with detailed instructions in lunar navigation, geology, and feature recognition while training for his Moon mission.
  They are really looking for water and trying to understand the history of the planet and its geology, just to see whether the conjectures that it was once warm and wet were true.
  Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology.
  Being able to study Mars in close-up detail would also help us, by comparing it to our own world, to understand better the geology and environment of our home planet.
  These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet.
  During a five-month study the piano-size probe will map and measure Pluto's geology and landform origins, as well as its surface compositions and temperatures.
  Crism also will map the geology, composition, and stratigraphy of various Martian surface features.
  The geology of those planets is totally different from ours.
  The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres.
  The two rovers will land on opposite sides of the planet and investigate the geology of regions where liquid water might once have been present.

Origin

Late 18th century: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).

词汇	geology
释义	Definition of geology in English: geology noun dʒɪˈɒlədʒidʒiˈɑlədʒi mass noun 1The science which deals with the physical structure and substance of the earth, their history, and the processes which act on them. 地质学 Example sentencesExamples Structural geology is the branch of geology that deals with the description and interpretation of the structure of rocks. John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation. Indeed, many physicists did not even believe that geology and biology were sciences at all. Portland cement manufacturing incorporates many disciplines, from engineering to chemistry to geology to computer science. The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology. Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university. The 143,670-square-foot building will house facilities for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics and other sciences. They have undergraduate or graduate degrees in subjects including anthropology, geology, marine science and maritime history. A fundamental tenet of the science of geology is the Principle of Uniformitarianism, which states that the present is a key to the past. Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University. These were the scientists who were to devote their labours to the study of natural history, geology, astronomy and even the nascent discipline of anthropology. From the physical sciences, Quaternary geology developed as a discipline that was initially almost entirely divorced from considerations of human behavior. In the natural sciences, biology and geology should be emphasized. My first love of school science was geology, and that was definitely not ladylike in the '60s. McPhee is possibly best known for his explorations in earth history and geology which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his book. The new sciences - uniformitarian geology, nebular astronomy, and evolutionary biology - were rooted in a temporal methodology, as was evolutionary social science. Courses related to astrobiology are offered in the departments of geology, biology, physics, and electrical engineering. It's taken the father-of-three 23 years to complete a BSc in geology and earth sciences from the Open University. Finding oil and gas is a process that combines physics and geology with a lot of engineering technology. Macedonia has research institutes dealing with geology, natural history, cotton, animal breeding, tobacco, animal husbandry, and water development. Not only was very little known about the geological features of the earth, but at that time there were no university degrees in geology and no professional geologists. 1.1 The geological features of an area. （某一地区的）地质特征 the geology of the Outer Hebrides 外赫布里底群岛的地质特点。 Example sentencesExamples Their conclusions with regard to the origin of the vanadium enrichment and to the geology of the Springfield coal bed conflict with the established geology of the coal. For this reason, we asked local creationist geologists, very familiar with the geology of the area, to show us any apparent field evidence for ancient soils. The region's peculiar geology of soft limestone, called karst, has been especially troublesome. This volume makes useful contributions to a variety of topics dealing with the Paleogene geology of the North Atlantic region. There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada. I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights. The details of regional geology together with extensional folds in the Alasehir graben are enough to refute a short lived contractional tectonics in late Miocene to Pliocene in western Turkey. The geology of New Zealand is divided into at least eight terranes of regional extent and a number of smaller tectonic slices. Currently unresolved issues in Scottish geology include problems of correlation across the Moine Thrust Zone. The geology of this region of the Pikes Peak Batholith is quite complex. The local geology has always affected the way in which urban centres develop. But the complex geology overlying the mountain aquifers continues to challenge researchers. Natural features, such as soils, climate, and geology, are an important influence on water quality in watersheds. Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region. The geology of the Karaburun Peninsula suggests that the nappes may have been thrust from north of the Mesozoic Karaburun carbonate platform. He claims that south-facing peaks in the Derbyshire Peak District, which has the same geology as Greece, will become warm enough to support grape growth within 50 years. He spent his final years in an ambitious attempt to produce a comprehensive summary of the geology of Australia, publishing a detailed geological map of the continent in 1932. British Geological Survey maps indicate that the geology of the area is generally glacial till (boulder clay) with underlying coal measures. Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology. Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are. 1.2 The geological features of a planetary body. （某一地区的）地质特征 an article on the Moon's geology 一篇关于月球地质特征的文章。 Example sentencesExamples These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet. Crism also will map the geology, composition, and stratigraphy of various Martian surface features. Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology. In 2009 another Rover, possibly two, will go to Mars and through daily analysis of downlinks Farmer and his team will again analyse the planet's geology, this time in greater detail. During a five-month study the piano-size probe will map and measure Pluto's geology and landform origins, as well as its surface compositions and temperatures. They are really looking for water and trying to understand the history of the planet and its geology, just to see whether the conjectures that it was once warm and wet were true. Being able to study Mars in close-up detail would also help us, by comparing it to our own world, to understand better the geology and environment of our home planet. The two rovers will land on opposite sides of the planet and investigate the geology of regions where liquid water might once have been present. Schmitt provided Apollo flight crews with detailed instructions in lunar navigation, geology, and feature recognition while training for his Moon mission. The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres. Whatever happens, we will learn lots about the geology of the Red Planet. The geology of those planets is totally different from ours. The Magellan mapped 98 percent of Venus' surface, thus revolutionizing our understanding of the planet, particularly its geology. Derivatives geologize verb dʒɪˈɒlədʒʌɪzdʒiˈɑləˌdʒaɪz [no object] Study the geological features of an area. （某一地区的）地质特征 Darwin spent most of his time geologizing at the Cape Example sentencesExamples The problem of doing on-the-spot lunar geologising in an efficient way awaited the electric Rover. It's great to finally be working back in Appalachia after 25 years of geologizing in so many other parts of the world. It was the only day on Scott's final arduous march homewards from the pole that they were to devote to ‘geologizing.’ Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē 'earth' + -logia (see -logy). Definition of geology in US English: geology noundʒiˈɑlədʒijēˈäləjē 1The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it. 地质学 Example sentencesExamples A fundamental tenet of the science of geology is the Principle of Uniformitarianism, which states that the present is a key to the past. Indeed, many physicists did not even believe that geology and biology were sciences at all. From the physical sciences, Quaternary geology developed as a discipline that was initially almost entirely divorced from considerations of human behavior. Portland cement manufacturing incorporates many disciplines, from engineering to chemistry to geology to computer science. Macedonia has research institutes dealing with geology, natural history, cotton, animal breeding, tobacco, animal husbandry, and water development. Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university. Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University. These were the scientists who were to devote their labours to the study of natural history, geology, astronomy and even the nascent discipline of anthropology. My first love of school science was geology, and that was definitely not ladylike in the '60s. The new sciences - uniformitarian geology, nebular astronomy, and evolutionary biology - were rooted in a temporal methodology, as was evolutionary social science. McPhee is possibly best known for his explorations in earth history and geology which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his book. John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation. In the natural sciences, biology and geology should be emphasized. The 143,670-square-foot building will house facilities for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics and other sciences. It's taken the father-of-three 23 years to complete a BSc in geology and earth sciences from the Open University. Structural geology is the branch of geology that deals with the description and interpretation of the structure of rocks. Not only was very little known about the geological features of the earth, but at that time there were no university degrees in geology and no professional geologists. They have undergraduate or graduate degrees in subjects including anthropology, geology, marine science and maritime history. Courses related to astrobiology are offered in the departments of geology, biology, physics, and electrical engineering. Finding oil and gas is a process that combines physics and geology with a lot of engineering technology. The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology. 1.1 The geological features of an area. （某一地区的）地质特征 the geology of the Outer Hebrides 外赫布里底群岛的地质特点。 Example sentencesExamples He spent his final years in an ambitious attempt to produce a comprehensive summary of the geology of Australia, publishing a detailed geological map of the continent in 1932. He claims that south-facing peaks in the Derbyshire Peak District, which has the same geology as Greece, will become warm enough to support grape growth within 50 years. Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region. The geology of the Karaburun Peninsula suggests that the nappes may have been thrust from north of the Mesozoic Karaburun carbonate platform. Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology. Natural features, such as soils, climate, and geology, are an important influence on water quality in watersheds. Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are. This volume makes useful contributions to a variety of topics dealing with the Paleogene geology of the North Atlantic region. There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada. Currently unresolved issues in Scottish geology include problems of correlation across the Moine Thrust Zone. I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights. The geology of this region of the Pikes Peak Batholith is quite complex. Their conclusions with regard to the origin of the vanadium enrichment and to the geology of the Springfield coal bed conflict with the established geology of the coal. The details of regional geology together with extensional folds in the Alasehir graben are enough to refute a short lived contractional tectonics in late Miocene to Pliocene in western Turkey. For this reason, we asked local creationist geologists, very familiar with the geology of the area, to show us any apparent field evidence for ancient soils. But the complex geology overlying the mountain aquifers continues to challenge researchers. British Geological Survey maps indicate that the geology of the area is generally glacial till (boulder clay) with underlying coal measures. The geology of New Zealand is divided into at least eight terranes of regional extent and a number of smaller tectonic slices. The region's peculiar geology of soft limestone, called karst, has been especially troublesome. The local geology has always affected the way in which urban centres develop. 1.2 The geological features of a planetary body. （某一地区的）地质特征 the geology of the surface of Mars Example sentencesExamples In 2009 another Rover, possibly two, will go to Mars and through daily analysis of downlinks Farmer and his team will again analyse the planet's geology, this time in greater detail. Whatever happens, we will learn lots about the geology of the Red Planet. The Magellan mapped 98 percent of Venus' surface, thus revolutionizing our understanding of the planet, particularly its geology. Schmitt provided Apollo flight crews with detailed instructions in lunar navigation, geology, and feature recognition while training for his Moon mission. They are really looking for water and trying to understand the history of the planet and its geology, just to see whether the conjectures that it was once warm and wet were true. Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology. Being able to study Mars in close-up detail would also help us, by comparing it to our own world, to understand better the geology and environment of our home planet. These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet. During a five-month study the piano-size probe will map and measure Pluto's geology and landform origins, as well as its surface compositions and temperatures. Crism also will map the geology, composition, and stratigraphy of various Martian surface features. The geology of those planets is totally different from ours. The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres. The two rovers will land on opposite sides of the planet and investigate the geology of regions where liquid water might once have been present. Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).
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