adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌdʒiː.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/
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US:/ˌd͡ʒi.əˈlɑdʒ.ɪk/
rhymes with -ɒdʒɪk
CMU ARPABET:JH IY2 AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: geological
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or based on geology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
geological formations
geologic forces
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: geological
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From geology + -ic, perhaps after French géologique.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
երկրաբանական
(erkrabanakan)
— relating to geology
Asturian:
xeolóxicu
— relating to geology
Belarusian:
геалагі́чны
(hjealahíčny)
— relating to geology
Catalan:
geològic
— relating to geology
Chinese Mandarin:
地質的 /地质的
(dìzhì de)
— relating to geology
Czech:
geologický
— relating to geology
Danish:
geologisk
— relating to geology
Dutch:
geologisch
— relating to geology
Dutch:
aardkundig
— relating to geology
Esperanto:
geologia
— relating to geology
Estonian:
geoloogiline
— relating to geology
Finnish:
maantieteellinen
— relating to geology
Finnish:
geologinen
— relating to geology
French:
géologique
— relating to geology
Galician:
xeolóxico
— relating to geology
Georgian:
გეოლოგიური
(geologiuri)
— relating to geology
German:
geologisch
— relating to geology
Hindi:
भूवैज्ञानिक
(bhūvaijñānik)
— relating to geology
Hungarian:
geológiai
— relating to geology
Icelandic:
jarðfræðilegur
— relating to geology
Italian:
geologico
— relating to geology
Latvian:
ģeoloģisks
— relating to geology
Norwegian Bokmål:
geologisk
— relating to geology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
geologisk
— relating to geology
Occitan:
geologic
— relating to geology
Polish:
geologiczny
— relating to geology
Portuguese:
geológico
— relating to geology
Romanian:
geologic
— relating to geology
Russian:
геологи́ческий
(geologíčeskij)
— relating to geology
Serbo-Croatian:
geološki
— relating to geology
Slovene:
geološki
— relating to geology
Spanish:
geológico
— relating to geology
Swedish:
geologisk
— relating to geology
Ukrainian:
геологі́чний
(heolohíčnyj)
— relating to geology
Yiddish:
געאָלאָגיש
(geologish)
— relating to geology