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geologically

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ge·ol·o·gy  (j-l-j)
n. pl. ge·ol·o·gies
1. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
2. The structure of a specific region of the earth's crust.
3. A book on geology.
4. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the solid matter of a celestial body.

[Medieval Latin gelogia, study of earthly things : Greek ge-, geo- + Greek -logi, -logy.]

geo·logic (j-ljk), geo·logi·cal adj.
geo·logi·cal·ly adv.
ge·olo·gist n.
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Adv.1.geologically - with respect to geology; "geologically speaking, this area is extremely interesting"
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geologically [dʒɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəlɪ] ADVgeológicamente
geologically speakingdesde el punto de vista geológico
geologically [ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪkəli] advgéologiquement
geologically [ˌdʒɪəˈlɒdʒɪklɪ] advgeologicamente


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I was at Taki-Tiki, a low island that politically belongs to the Solomons, but that geologically doesn't at all, for the Solomons are high islands.
Only a small portion of the surface of the earth has been geologically explored, and no part with sufficient care, as the important discoveries made every year in Europe prove.
Seeing every height crowned with its crater, and the boundaries of most of the lava- streams still distinct, we are led to believe that within a period geologically recent the unbroken ocean was here spread out.
 
 
 
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