Definition of geological in English:
geological
(also geologic)
adjective dʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒəkəl
Relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance.
a geological map of the country
the geological history of the Earth
Example sentencesExamples
- The desert ends with a steeply shelving cliff against the ocean, where layers of alluvial accretion are exposed like a lesson in geological stratification.
- Soils are formed by the weathering of parent materials that are deposited or accumulate by geological activity.
- He titled the series "Invasive Basalt," signaling the faraway geological origin of the littoral stone mounds that fascinate him.
- The stacks are really interlocking geologic layers cascading into each other.
- The natural association with the land is symbolized by diverse pieces of stone referring to the geological makeup of the landscape.
- Over millennia, the water has bored an intricate network of geologic veins through the bedrock.
- He tells her that they're standing on a geological fault, noted for its earthquakes.
- In geologic time, Iceland is a mere infant.
- They explore the geological facets of the caverns.
- Acoustical ceiling tiles, with a few touches of paint, are turned into topographic maps, the ragged indentations transformed into geological features.
Definition of geological in US English:
geological
(also geologic)
adjectiveˌdʒiəˈlɑdʒəkəlˌjēəˈläjəkəl
Relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance.
a geological map of the country
the geological history of the Earth
Example sentencesExamples
- Over millennia, the water has bored an intricate network of geologic veins through the bedrock.
- He tells her that they're standing on a geological fault, noted for its earthquakes.
- They explore the geological facets of the caverns.
- Soils are formed by the weathering of parent materials that are deposited or accumulate by geological activity.
- He titled the series "Invasive Basalt," signaling the faraway geological origin of the littoral stone mounds that fascinate him.
- The stacks are really interlocking geologic layers cascading into each other.
- In geologic time, Iceland is a mere infant.
- The desert ends with a steeply shelving cliff against the ocean, where layers of alluvial accretion are exposed like a lesson in geological stratification.
- The natural association with the land is symbolized by diverse pieces of stone referring to the geological makeup of the landscape.
- Acoustical ceiling tiles, with a few touches of paint, are turned into topographic maps, the ragged indentations transformed into geological features.