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geologically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

As part of a geologic process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Concerning geology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adverb

Meaning 3

with respect to geology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • geologically speaking, this area is extremely interesting

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English geological Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English geologically From geological + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: geològicament — as part of a geologic process
  • Finnish: geologisesti — as part of a geologic process
  • French: géologiquement — as part of a geologic process
  • Galician: xeoloxicamente — as part of a geologic process
  • Georgian: გეოლოგიურად (geologiurad) — as part of a geologic process
  • Hungarian: geológiailag — as part of a geologic process
  • Italian: geologicamente — as part of a geologic process
  • Portuguese: geologicamente — as part of a geologic process
  • Spanish: geológicamente — as part of a geologic process