geological

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˌdʒiːəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or based on geology, the science that deals with the Earth's physical structure, substance, history, and the processes that act upon it.; Pertaining to the rocks, minerals, and landforms of a particular area or period.; Used informally or hyperbolically to describe something of extremely long duration or great age.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

geological surveygeological timegeological formationgeological evidencegeological periodgeological history

Derivatives

geologygeologicallygeologistgeologicgeochemistrygeophysical

Synonyms

geologic

Commonly confused

geologic
EN: 'Geologic' is a shorter variant of 'geological' with the same meaning; 'geological' is more common in British English while both are used in American English.
geophysical
EN: 'Geophysical' relates to the physics of the Earth (gravity, magnetism, seismology), while 'geological' relates to the structure, composition, and history of Earth's materials.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'l' in 'geological' and the '-ical' ending (not '-ic' alone, though 'geologic' is also accepted).

💬 Examples

  1. The geological survey revealed that the region was once covered by an ancient sea.

  2. The geological formations in the Grand Canyon span nearly two billion years of Earth's history.

  3. I've been waiting for this package for what feels like geological time.