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e·col·o·gy

(ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)

n. pl. e·col·o·gies

a. The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.

b. The relationship between organisms and their environment.

[German Ökologie : Greek oikos, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots + German -logie, study (from Greek -logiā, -logy).]

ec′o·log′i·cal (ĕk′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl, ē′kə-), ec′o·log′ic (-ĭk) adj.

ec′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

e·col′o·gist n.

ecology

(ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ)

1. (Environmental Science) the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment

2. (Environmental Science) the set of relationships of a particular organism with its environment

3. (Sociology) the study of the relationships between human groups and their physical environment

Also called (for senses 1, 2): bionomics

[C19: from German Ökologie, from Greek oikos house (hence, environment)]

eˈcologist n

e•col•o•gy

(ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi)

n.

1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment.

2. the set of relationships existing between organisms and their environment.

3. Also called human ecology. the branch of sociology concerned with the spacing and interdependence of people and institutions.

4. the advocacy of protection of the air, water, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects; environmentalism.

[1870–75; earlier oecology < German Ökologie (1868) < Greek oîk(os) house + -o- -o- + German -logie -logy]

ec•o•log•i•cal (ˌɛk əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌi kə-) ec`o•log′ic, adj.

ec`o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.

e•col′o•gist, n.

e·col·o·gy

(ĭ-kŏl′ə-jē)

1. The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments.

2. A system of such relationships: the fragile ecology of the desert.

ecology, oecology

1. the branch of biology that studies the relations between plants and animals and their environment. Also called bionomics, bionomy.
2. the branch of sociology that studies the environmental spacing and interdependence of people and institutions, as in rural or in urban settings. — ecologist, oecologist, n. — ecological, oecological, adj. — ecologically, oecologically, adv.

ecology

1. The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment.

2. Study of the relationships between living things and their enviroment.

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Noun	1.	ecology - the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
	2.	ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment bionomics, environmental science biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms palaeoecology, paleoecology - the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology biotic community, community - (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other association - (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species food chain - (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member food pyramid - (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top; each level preys on the level below food cycle, food web - (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains ecesis, establishment - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat ecological succession, succession - (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established ecological niche, niche - (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) cosmopolitan, widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" endemic - native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species" eutrophic - (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication

ecology

noun environment, conditions, situation, scene, surroundings, context, habitat the effects of changes in climate on the coastal ecology

Translations

عِلْمُ البِيئَةعِلْم البيئَه

екология

ecologia

ekologie

økologi

ekologio

ekologia

ekologija

ökológia

ecologia

ekologi

vistfræîi

ecologia ecologico ecologo tutela delle bellezze naturali

生態学

생태학

oecologia

ekologijaekologinisekologiškaiekologas

ekoloģija

ecologie

životné prostredie

ekologija

ekologijaекологија

ekologi

นิเวศวิทยา

çevrebilimçevrebilimiekologi

екологія

sinh thái học

生态生态学

ecology

[ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ]

A. N → ecología f

B. CPD ecology movement N → movimiento m ecologista

ecology

[ɪˈkɒlədʒi] n → écologie fe-commerce ecommerce [ˈiːkɒmɜː^rs] n → commerce m électronique

ecology

n → Ökologie f

ecology

[ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ] n → ecologia

ecology

(iˈkolədʒi) noun

(the study of) living things considered in relation to their environment. Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.

eˈcologist noun

ˌecoˈlogical (iː-) adjective

ˌecoˈlogically adverb

ecology

→ عِلْمُ البِيئَة ekologie økologi Ökologie οικολογία ecología ekologia écologie ekologija ecologia 生態学 생태학 ecologie økologi ekologia ecologia экология ekologi นิเวศวิทยา çevrebilim sinh thái học 生态

e·col·o·gy

n. ecología, estudio de plantas y animales en relación con el ambiente.

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