geology

From Modern Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”) + -logia (“the study of”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
• (US, Canada) enPR: jē-ŏʹlə-jē, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɑ.lə.dʒi/

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
• Hyphenation: ge‧o‧lo‧gy

geology (countable and uncountable, plural geologies)

2. The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
3. The geological structure of a region.

   The geology of the Alps.

• petrology

• egology