ecological B1 Topic:Environment & Ecology US /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #23953 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the relationships between living things and their environment. The oil spill caused an ecological disaster along the coast. 2 adj Relating to the science of ecology. The team carried out ecological research in the rainforest. 3 adj Not harmful to the environment; environmentally friendly. The company uses ecological packaging made from recycled paper. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the... ecologic 2 adj · relating to the science of... bionomic 3 adj · not harmful to the... eco-friendlygreenenvironmentally friendly Word family Derived forms aeroecologicalagroecologicalantiecologicalastroecologicalbioecologicalchemicoecologicalchemoecologicalchronoecologicaldendroecologicalecoburbecologicallyecosan Related forms ecologicecologicallyecologistecosystem Common collocations ecological niche Adjective + noun ecological succession Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From ecology + -ical. Topics Environment & Ecology External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ecological **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 23953 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the relationships between living things and their environment. 2. Relating to the science of ecology. 3. Not harmful to the environment; environmentally friendly. ## Examples - The oil spill caused an ecological disaster along the coast. - The team carried out ecological research in the rainforest. - The company uses ecological packaging made from recycled paper. ## Derived Forms - aeroecological - agroecological - antiecological - astroecological - bioecological - chemicoecological - chemoecological - chronoecological - dendroecological - ecoburb - ecologically - ecosan ## Related Forms - ecologic - ecologically - ecologist - ecosystem ## Etymology From ecology + -ical. ## AI Etymology Ecological is formed from ecology + -ical. In current use, the main senses are “Relating to the relationships between living things and their environment” and “Relating to the science of ecology”. ## Topics - Environment & Ecology markdown