noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
Canada, US:jē-ŏʹlə-jē
Canada, US:/d͡ʒiˈɑ.lə.dʒi/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian, New-Zealand:/d͡ʒiˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/
rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
CMU ARPABET:JH IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The science that studies the structure of the Earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The geological structure of a region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the geology of the Alps
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From geo- + -logy, partly after Renaissance Latin geōlogia, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + Latin -logia (“the study of”), from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).
Across languages
Translations
104 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
geologie
— the study of the Earth
Albanian:
gjeologjí
— the study of the Earth
Albanian:
gjeologjía
— the study of the Earth
Arabic:
جِيُولُوجِيَا
(jiyulūjiyā)
— the study of the Earth
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلْأَرْض
(ʕilm al-ʔarḍ)
— the study of the Earth
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلْإِرَاضَة
(ʕilm al-ʔirāḍa)
— the study of the Earth
Aragonese:
cheolochía
— the study of the Earth
Armenian:
երկրաբանություն
(erkrabanutʻyun)
— the study of the Earth
Aromanian:
gheologhii
— the study of the Earth
Assamese:
ভূতত্ত্ব
(bhutottto)
— the study of the Earth
Asturian:
xeoloxía
— the study of the Earth
Azerbaijani:
geologiya
— the study of the Earth
Basque:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Belarusian:
геало́гія
(hjealóhija)
— the study of the Earth
Bulgarian:
геоло́гия
(geológija)
— the study of the Earth
Burmese:
ဘူမိဗေဒ
(bhumi.beda.)
— the study of the Earth
Catalan:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
地質 /地质
(dìzhì)
— the study of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
地質學 /地质学
(dìzhìxué)
— the study of the Earth
Czech:
geologie
— the study of the Earth
Danish:
geologi
— the study of the Earth
Dinka:
piööckätöupiny
— the study of the Earth
Dutch:
geologie
— the study of the Earth
Dutch:
aardkunde
— the study of the Earth
Esperanto:
geologio
— the study of the Earth
Estonian:
geoloogia
— the study of the Earth
Faroese:
jarðfrøði
— the study of the Earth
Finnish:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
French:
géologie
— the study of the Earth
Friulian:
gjeologjie
— the study of the Earth
Galician:
xeoloxía
— the study of the Earth
Georgian:
გეოლოგია
(geologia)
— the study of the Earth
German:
Geologie
— the study of the Earth
Greek:
γεωλογία
(geología)
— the study of the Earth
Haitian Creole:
jewoloji
— the study of the Earth
Hebrew:
גֵּאוֹלוֹגְיָה
(geológya)
— the study of the Earth
Hindi:
भूविज्ञान
(bhūvijñān)
— the study of the Earth
Hungarian:
geológia
— the study of the Earth
Hungarian:
földtan
— the study of the Earth
Icelandic:
jarðfræði
— the study of the Earth
Ido:
geologio
— the study of the Earth
Indonesian:
geologi
— the study of the Earth
Inuktitut:
ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᖅ
(nonaliriniq)
— the study of the Earth
Irish:
geolaíocht
— the study of the Earth
Italian:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Japanese:
地質学
(chishitsugaku)
— the study of the Earth
Kannada:
ಭೂರಚನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
(bhūracanaśāstra)
— the study of the Earth
Kazakh:
геология
(geologiä)
— the study of the Earth
Khmer:
ធរណីវិទ្យា
(thor rok ni vit tyea)
— the study of the Earth
Korean:
지질학
(jijilhak)
— the study of the Earth
Central Kurdish:
زەویناسی
(zewînasî)
— the study of the Earth
Kyrgyz:
геология
(geologiya)
— the study of the Earth
Lao:
ທອຣະນີວິທະຍາ
(thǭ ra nī wi tha nyā)
— the study of the Earth
Lao:
ທອລະນີວິທະຍາ
(thǭ la nī wi tha nyā)
— the study of the Earth
Latin:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Latvian:
ģeoloģija
— the study of the Earth
Lithuanian:
geologija
— the study of the Earth
Lithuanian:
žemėtyra
— the study of the Earth
Macedonian:
геологија
(geologija)
— the study of the Earth
Malay:
geologi
— the study of the Earth
Malay:
kaji bumi
— the study of the Earth
Maltese:
ġeoloġija
— the study of the Earth
Māori:
mātai aronuku
— the study of the Earth
Marathi:
भुरचनाशास्त्र
(bhuracnāśāstra)
— the study of the Earth
Mongolian:
геологи
(geologi)
— the study of the Earth
Navajo:
nahasdzáán naalkaah
— the study of the Earth
Norwegian:
geologi
— the study of the Earth
Occitan:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Pannonian Rusyn:
ґеолоґия
(geologija)
— the study of the Earth
Persian:
زمینشناسی
(zamin-šenâsi)
— the study of the Earth
Pitcairn-Norfolk:
jiolojii
— the study of the Earth
Pohnpeian:
siolosi
— the study of the Earth
Polish:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Portuguese:
geologia
— the study of the Earth
Punjabi:
ਭੂਵਿਵਗਆਨ
(bhūvivgaāna)
— the study of the Earth
Romanian:
geologie
— the study of the Earth
Romanian:
ӂеолоӂие
(geologie)
— the study of the Earth
Russian:
геоло́гия
(geológija)
— the study of the Earth
Sanskrit:
भूविज्ञान
(bhūvijñāna)
— the study of the Earth
Scottish Gaelic:
eòlas-talmhainn
— the study of the Earth
Serbo-Croatian:
геологија
— the study of the Earth
Serbo-Croatian:
geologija
— the study of the Earth
Sicilian:
gioluggìa
— the study of the Earth
Sindhi:
ڀون ڀياس
(bhõ bhyās)
— the study of the Earth
Slovak:
geológia
— the study of the Earth
Slovene:
geologija
— the study of the Earth
Spanish:
geología
— the study of the Earth
Swahili:
jiolojia
— the study of the Earth
Swedish:
geologi
— the study of the Earth
Tagalog:
paladutaan
— the study of the Earth
Tagalog:
dutaan
— the study of the Earth
Tajik:
геология
(geologiya)
— the study of the Earth
Tamil:
நிலவியல்
(nilaviyal)
— the study of the Earth
Tatar:
геология
(geologiyä)
— the study of the Earth
Thai:
ธรณีวิทยา
(tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaa)
— the study of the Earth
Tibetan:
ས་ཁམས་རིག་པ
(sa khams rig pa)
— the study of the Earth
Turkish:
jeoloji
— the study of the Earth
Turkish:
yerbilim
— the study of the Earth
Turkmen:
geologiýa
— the study of the Earth
Ukrainian:
геоло́гія
(heolóhija)
— the study of the Earth
Vietnamese:
địa chất học
— the study of the Earth
Volapük:
talav
— the study of the Earth
Walloon:
djeyolodjeye
— the study of the Earth
Yiddish:
געאָלאָגיע
(geologye)
— the study of the Earth