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pedology
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pe·dol·o·gy 1  (p-dl-j)
n.
The study of the physical and mental development and characteristics of children.


pedo·logic (-d-ljk), pedo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
pedo·logi·cal·ly adv.
pe·dolo·gist n.

pe·dol·o·gy 2  (p-dl-j, p-)
n.
The scientific study of soils, including their origins, characteristics, and uses.


pedo·logic (pdl-jk), pedo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
pedo·logi·cal·ly adv.
pe·dolo·gist n.

pedology1
n
(Medicine) a US spelling of paedology

pedology2
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the study of the formation, characteristics, and distribution of soils
pedological  [ˌpiːdəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
pedologist  n

pedology  (p-dl-j)
The scientific study of soils, including their origins, characteristics, and classification.

pedology
the branch of agriculture that studies soils; soil science. — pedologist, n. — pedologic, pedological, adj.
See also: Soil
the branch of medical science that studies the physical and psychological events of childhood. — pedologist, n. — pedological, adj.
See also: Children
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pedology - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and childrenpedology - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
neonatology - that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates


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The extreme example, gilgai in Vertosols, is a challenge to research but the inherent short range variation is pedologically predictable once understood.
Given the remarkable extension of the area under examination (1042 km2), recourse was made to the Map of the Capacity of use of the Soils and their limitations [23] to have an adequate pedologic knowledge of the entire area, and the entire area under examination was then pedologically zoned thanks to this map and that of the hydrogeologic complexes.
Chemical, physical, geophysical and soil micromorphological analyses applied to dark earth on urban sites in England over the last twenty years, have established that dark earth is formed pedologically from derelict Roman buildings, their debris, and the deposits derived from their most recent landuse.
 
 
 
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