geology

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The geological structure of a region.

   the geology of the Alps

2. 2
   noun

   a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

3. 3
   noun

   The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

Etymology

From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).