The word geological is an adjective which is a variant of the term geologic. It means of, based on or pertaining to geology. The adverb form of the term geological is the word geologically.
Geology is a noun (the plural of which is geologies) which is used in reference to the scientific study of factors such as the origin, structure and history of the earth. It is related to the structure of a particular section of the earth's crust. It could refer to a book on geology. It is also extended to refer to the scientific study of factors such as the origin, structure and history of the earth of the solid substance of a celestial body.
The term geological comes from the Medieval Latin word geologia, meaning the study of earthly things: it is thus Greek ge-, geo- plus the Greek terms -logi, -logy.
Geology is a noun (the plural of which is geologies) which is used in reference to the scientific study of factors such as the origin, structure and history of the earth. It is related to the structure of a particular section of the earth's crust. It could refer to a book on geology. It is also extended to refer to the scientific study of factors such as the origin, structure and history of the earth of the solid substance of a celestial body.
The term geological comes from the Medieval Latin word geologia, meaning the study of earthly things: it is thus Greek ge-, geo- plus the Greek terms -logi, -logy.
