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Definition: geology
geologi
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Definition: geology
geology
n : a science that deals with the history of the earth as
recorded in rocks
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Definition: Geologies
Geology
\Ge*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl.
Geologies. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the
earth + -logy: cf. F. g['e]ologie.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The science which treats:
(a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the
globe; structural geology.
(b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers,
valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical
geology.
(c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure,
features, changes, and conditions have been produced;
dynamical geology.
[1913 Webster]
2. A treatise on the science.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The science of geology, as treating of the history of
the globe, involves a description of the different
strata which compose its crust, their order of
succession, characteristic forms of animal and
vegetable life, etc. The principal subdivisions of
geological time, and the most important strata, with
their relative positions, are often indicated in a
diagram called
“The Geological Series”