US /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
adj Freq #23953

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Relating to the relationships between living things and their environment.

    The oil spill caused an ecological disaster along the coast.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to the science of ecology.

    The team carried out ecological research in the rainforest.

  3. 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

Etymology

From ecology + -ical.

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