Meanings
noungeology (countable and uncountable, plural geologies)
plural geologies
- countableuncountableThe science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- countableuncountableThe geological structure of a region.
the geology of the Alps
Origin
- Ancient Greek-λογία
- Latin-logia“the study of”
- Ancient Greekγεω-“earth”
- Renaissance Latingeōlogia
- Englishgeology
From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans geologie
- geologiethe study of the Earth
Arabic جِيُولُوجِيَا, عِلْم اَلْأَرْض
- جِيُولُوجِيَا (jiyulūjiyā)the study of the Earth
- عِلْم اَلْأَرْض (ʕilm al-ʔarḍ)the study of the Earth
- عِلْم اَلْإِرَاضَة (ʕilm al-ʔirāḍa)the study of the Earth
Basque geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Bulgarian геоло́гия
- геоло́гия (geológija)the study of the Earth
Catalan geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 地質 /地质, 地質學 /地质学
- 地質 /地质 (dìzhì)the study of the Earth
- 地質學 /地质学 (dìzhìxué)the study of the Earth
Czech geologie
- geologiethe study of the Earth
Danish geologi
- geologithe study of the Earth
Dutch geologie, aardkunde
- geologiethe study of the Earth
- aardkundethe study of the Earth
Esperanto geologio
- geologiothe study of the Earth
Estonian geoloogia
- geoloogiathe study of the Earth
Finnish geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
French géologie
- géologiethe study of the Earth
German Geologie
- Geologiethe study of the Earth
Greek γεωλογία
- γεωλογία (geología)the study of the Earth
Hebrew גֵּאוֹלוֹגְיָה
- גֵּאוֹלוֹגְיָה (geológya)the study of the Earth
Hindi भूविज्ञान
- भूविज्ञान (bhūvijñān)the study of the Earth
Hungarian geológia, földtan
- geológiathe study of the Earth
- földtanthe study of the Earth
Icelandic jarðfræði
- jarðfræðithe study of the Earth
Indonesian geologi
- geologithe study of the Earth
Irish geolaíocht
- geolaíochtthe study of the Earth
Italian geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Japanese 地質学
- 地質学 (chishitsugaku)the study of the Earth
Korean 지질학
- 지질학 (jijilhak)the study of the Earth
Latin geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Latvian ģeoloģija
- ģeoloģijathe study of the Earth
Lithuanian geologija, žemėtyra
- geologijathe study of the Earth
- žemėtyrathe study of the Earth
Malay geologi, kaji bumi
- geologithe study of the Earth
- kaji bumithe study of the Earth
Māori mātai aronuku
- mātai aronukuthe study of the Earth
Norwegian geologi
- geologithe study of the Earth
Persian زمینشناسی
- زمینشناسی (zamin-šenâsi)the study of the Earth
Polish geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Portuguese geologia
- geologiathe study of the Earth
Punjabi ਭੂਵਿਵਗਆਨ
- ਭੂਵਿਵਗਆਨ (bhūvivgaāna)the study of the Earth
Romanian geologie, ӂеолоӂие
- geologiethe study of the Earth
- ӂеолоӂие (geologie)the study of the Earth
Russian геоло́гия
- геоло́гия (geológija)the study of the Earth
Scottish Gaelic eòlas-talmhainn
- eòlas-talmhainnthe study of the Earth
Slovak geológia
- geológiathe study of the Earth
Spanish geología
- geologíathe study of the Earth
Swahili jiolojia
- jiolojiathe study of the Earth
Swedish geologi
- geologithe study of the Earth
Tagalog paladutaan, dutaan
- paladutaanthe study of the Earth
- dutaanthe study of the Earth
Tamil நிலவியல்
- நிலவியல் (nilaviyal)the study of the Earth
Thai ธรณีวิทยา
- ธรณีวิทยา (tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaa)the study of the Earth
Turkish jeoloji, yerbilim
- jeolojithe study of the Earth
- yerbilimthe study of the Earth
Ukrainian геоло́гія
- геоло́гія (heolóhija)the study of the Earth
Vietnamese địa chất học
- địa chất họcthe study of the Earth
Yiddish געאָלאָגיע
- געאָלאָגיע (geologye)the study of the Earth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with geology
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Cite this entry
APA
geology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geology
MLA
“geology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geology.
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