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# geology

«geology» in Mova's school dictionary: **The science of the Earth's rocks, soil, minerals…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (geology, uncountable); adjective geological; noun geologist

### meaning for a pupil

1) The science of the Earth's rocks, soil, minerals, volcanoes, earthquakes and how the Earth has changed over time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#m1)

2) The rocks and land features of a particular place, as in «the geology of Scotland». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography lessons pupils study geology: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, fossils, volcanoes and the rock cycle. Geologists help find water, oil and safe ground for buildings. Mary Anning was a famous early fossil hunter.

### examples

- Geology is the study of rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x1)
- A geologist showed us her rock collection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x2)
- The geology of the Lake District includes old volcanoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x3)
- We learned about the rock cycle in geology club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x4)
- My uncle studied geology at university. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x5)
- Geology helps us understand earthquakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. «Geo-» = Earth, «-logy» = study of. Do not confuse with «geography» (study of places and people) or «genealogy» (study of family history).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «geology» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geology/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.