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Geology

The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series.

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Mineralogy 76% connected

The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.

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Orography 76% connected

That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.

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Orology 76% connected

The science or description of mountains.

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Stratigraphy 76% connected

That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata.

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Geologic 74% connected

Alt. of Geological

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Geologic 74% connected

Alt. of Geological

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Geological 74% connected

Of or pertaining to geology, or the science of the earth.

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Geological 74% connected

Of or pertaining to geology, or the science of the earth.

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Geologist 74% connected

One versed in the science of geology.

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Geologist 74% connected

One versed in the science of geology.

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Biology 84% connected

The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; the study of living tissue.…

greek roots in science 25% interchangeable

Built from roots for earth and study.

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Chronology noun · 81% connection

The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper d…

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Microscope noun · 81% connection

An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute t…

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Neurology noun · 81% connection

The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.

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Psychology noun · 81% connection

The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the human soul, so…

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Telephone noun · 81% connection

An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate speech, at a distance.

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Accretion noun · 86% connection

(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.
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Bed noun · 86% connection

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

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Break noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Clast noun · 86% connection

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock

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Clastic rock noun · 86% connection

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

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Deflation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…

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Eating away noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Eroding noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Erosion noun · 86% connection

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

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Esker noun · 86% connection

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

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Exceedance noun · 86% connection

(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.
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Fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Fault line noun · 86% connection

(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

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Fracture noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geologic process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Geological fault noun · 86% connection

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…

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Geological formation noun · 86% connection

(geology) the geological features of the earth

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Geological process noun · 86% connection

(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…

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Amygdaloid noun · 78% connection

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals…

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Anatomy noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.

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Astronomy noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constituti…

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Chemistry noun · 78% connection

That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo in consequence of alterati…

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Contexture noun · 78% connection

The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; c…

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Cosmosphere noun · 78% connection

An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a hollow glass g…

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