geological

CEFRC1

/ˌdʒiː.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪk.əl/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to the rocks and history of Earth.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Synonym of geologic.

Examples

  • That decision, in turn, was affected by the geological structure of the hill itself.

  • Can you give me a geological explanation of lava?

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Synonyms

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The blank survey of the region revealed extremely old rock layers.

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Origin

adjective

From Renaissance Latin geōlogia + -ical; first attested slightly earlier than geology. By surface analysis, geo- + -logical.