geologic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒɪk/ UK /ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the structure or history of the earth

The canyon reveals millions of years of geologic change.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the structure... geological

Word family

Derived forms geologically

Related forms geology geologist geologize

Etymology

From geology + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek gē ('earth') and -logia ('study of').

γῆ Ancient Greek -λογία Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# geologic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to the structure or history of the earth

## Examples
- The canyon reveals millions of years of geologic change.

## Synonyms
- geological

## Derived Forms
- geologically

## Related Forms
- geology
- geologist
- geologize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: γῆ
- Root: -λογία

## Etymology
From geology + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek gē ('earth') and -logia ('study of').

## AI Etymology
Geologic comes from geology + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek gē ('earth') and -logia ('study of'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek γῆ and Ancient Greek -λογία. As an adjective, geologic describes what is relating to the structure or history of the earth. The same family is visible in derived forms such as geologically and related forms such as geology, geologist, and geologize. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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