geology

IPA: dʒiˈɑɫʌdʒi

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

Examples of "geology" in Sentences

The term geology was first used in the late 18th Century.
"Flood geology" is implied in the Bible, although not so named.
I will try to knock out a Ph. D in geology, and we are already talking about going to Canada.
Someone who has a PhD in geology definitely knows quite a lot about rocks, but he or she probably knows very little about gastrointestinal disease — and in similar vein, someone with a PhD in linguistics knows a lot about human languages but probably not a lot about botany.
Please understand I have no problem in folks claiming that some dinosaurs perished in the flood as long as they affirm that Noah had two brontosauruses on the Ark. I have no problem with claims that the flood left geologic evidence only with folks claiming that flood geology is some how different in kind than all other geology.
Mainly within the last century has this knowledge been organized into the science of geology, and only within the last few decades have the complex and increasing demands of modern civilization required the applications of geology to practical uses, resulting in the development of the science generally known as _economic geology_.