adj
(geology) Difficult to identify.
adj
(archaic, rare, poetic) marine; oceanic
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to air, airy.
adj
Relating to aviation and the sea.
adv
In terms of agrogeology.
adv
In terms of agrometeorology.
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One who studies agrometeorology.
adj
(geology) Relating to a allostratigraphy
adj
Synonym of aminostratigraphic
adj
Relating to, or using aminostratigraphy
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The measurement of the extent of amino acid racemization in biological deposits in order to estimate their age
n
The layer of wood, observed as one of many concentric rings when cut, formed during one year of a plant's growth
n
The intensity of the Earth's magnetic field at some time in the distant past.
adj
Of or pertaining to the science of interpreting the signatures of the Earth’s magnetic field at past times that are recorded in ancient materials.
n
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen.
adj
Relating to archaeometry.
adj
Relating to ancient earthquakes and other seismic activity
adj
Relating to the archaeological study of strata (typically as a means of establishing chronology)
n
The science of government.
adv
(seismology) In an aseismic manner.
adj
Alternative form of asteroseismological [Of or pertaining to asteroseismology.]
n
One who studies asteroseismology.
n
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth.
n
The dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned time scales.
n
The part of the climate of a place that is a result of solar radiation
n
One who studies astrogeology.
adj
Of or pertaining to astroglaciology.
n
Part of glaciology studying the effects of ice and glaciers on extraterrestrial bodies.
n
One who is versed in atmology.
n
(geology, biology) The dating of rocks by analysis of their fossil content
n
(biology, geology) biostratigraphic correlation
n
The study of the interactions between the Earth's biosphere and the lithosphere.
n
(geology) Any structure of biological origin on a bedding plane
adv
In terms of biometeorology.
adj
Of or pertaining to biostratigraphy.
adj
Of or pertaining to biostratigraphy; biostratigraphic.
adv
With regard to biostratigraphy
n
(geology) A biostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic fossil taxa.
n
The length of a branch (typically of a phylogenetic tree)
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brownian. [Of or relating to botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858), who investigated the movement of pollen suspended in water.]
adj
Relating to campanology.
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
n
A person who studies campanology.
v
(transitive) To gauge the age of (an organic material) by comparing the ratio of carbon isotopes.
adj
(geology) Relating to a catazone
adj
Relating to cementochronology
n
(anthropology, paleodemography, criminology) A method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum.
adj
Relating to chemostratigraphy
n
(chemistry, geology) The study and dating of sedimentary strata by the analysis of trace elements and isotopic ratios
n
Someone who describes a particular region or country.
adv
In terms of chorography.
adj
Relating to a chronocline
n
(dated, geology, paleontology) The chronology of a thing's origin and development.
adj
In which a geographic location varies with time
n
(geology) A sequence of different soils or biomass formed at different times
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived using chronostratigraphy.
adj
Alternative form of chronostratigraphic [Of, pertaining to, or derived using chronostratigraphy.]
adv
In terms of, or by means of, chronostratigraphy.
n
(geology) The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.
n
(geology) A group of strata formed during the same chron of geologic time
n
Alternative form of climograph [A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation]
n
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
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(derogatory) Intentional acceleration of climate change.
n
(derogatory) A person who intentionally accelerates climate change.
n
A species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.
n
The severe negative effects of climate change on both the natural world and humanity as a result of extreme weather events, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, etc.
n
Large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.
n
Synonym of climate denialism.
n
The claim that climate change is either not taking place or not caused nor accelerated by human activity.
n
(derogatory) A supporter of climate denialism.
n
Someone who denies that global climate change is real or, if real, that it is due to human activities.
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The dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage.
n
Grief caused by fear of climate change.
n
Social justice as it relates to the impact of climate change on various populations.
n
The interaction of the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere, responsible for the climate.
adj
Affected by climate change.
adv
With respect to a climate.
adj
Alternative form of climatic [Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.]
adv
In a climatic manner; regarding the climate.
v
Alternative form of climatize [To acclimate or become acclimated.]
adj
Alternative form of climatized [Having a controlled temperature.]
n
(often derogatory) The climate movement, especially when viewed as an ideology or religion.
v
To adapt for comfort in extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.
adj
Having a controlled temperature.
n
That which climatizes; someone or something that adapts for extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.
n
The study of the interaction of climate (or weather) on ecology
n
Alternative form of climograph [A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation]
adj
Relating to climatography.
adj
Synonym of climatographic
n
A scientific description of climates
adj
Of or pertaining to climatology.
adj
Of or pertaining to climatology.
adj
Relating to climatonomy.
n
The mathematical study of climatic responses in terms of equations and forcing functions.
n
Any of a number of places that have similar climate and topography
adj
Having to do with climate.
adj
(geology) Relating to climatostratigraphy
adv
In terms of, or by means of, climatostratigraphy.
n
(geology) stratigraphy due to different sediments being produced in different climates
n
An organism specific to a particular climate.
adj
Relating to a particular climatic zone
n
A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
n
A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation
adj
Relating to, or by means of a climograph
n
The range of temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors that people or other organisms require in order to be physiologically unstressed.
n
(geology, geochronology) Any of several types of diagram, used in connection with uranium–lead dating, in which each axis encodes differently sourced information about the radiometric age of the mineral being dated.
n
(countable) The degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass
n
(climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
n
The science of determining timescales for astrophysical objects and events.
n
The study of the effects of cosmic rays on the Earth's climate (and weather)
n
(obsolete) Someone who describes the world; a geographer or anthropologist.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, cosmography.
adv
With regard to cosmology.
v
To date two trees by analysis of their tree rings and, thus, show that rings on either tree were made in the same year
adj
(geology) Relating to cryostratigraphy
n
(geology) The stratigraphy of ice or of frozen soil
n
stratigraphy of cryptotephra
adj
Of or pertaining to cyclostratigraphy.
adv
In terms of or by means of cyclostratigraphy.
n
(geology) The analysis of sedimentary successions to determine past climatic cycles
adj
Of or pertaining to cyclothems.
n
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
n
Synonym of geologic time
n
(mathematics) The construction of a tree, typically from category data
n
A band of material used to measure the circumference of a tree
n
(chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times
n
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
adj
Of or relating to dendroclimatology
adj
Relating to dendroclimatology.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, dendroclimatology.
n
the science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions
n
A date estimated by dendrochronology.
n
The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
n
(geology) the science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time
n
The scientific description of trees
n
The science that uses dendrochronology to investigate and reconstruct hydrologic processes, such as river flow and past lake levels.
adj
(geology) Relating to, or influenced by, denudation.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition.
adj
(geology) Of, related to, or containing sediment or rock deposits.
adj
of or pertaining to a desert or deserts
adj
(geology) Varying in age from place to place
adj
Of or relating to a diapir.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
n
(climatology) An uncertain state in global climate, neither greenhouse nor icehouse, ascribed by some paleoclimatologists to the late Eocene.
n
Any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth, such as geology and meteorology.
n
(in combination) One who believes the earth has a specific property or history.
n
(often fantasy) Knowledge, teaching, study, or science of the earth.
n
(ecology, geology) The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems
n
All of the constituent parts found in a locality on the same scale, such as the physiotope (landform), the geotope (rocks and soil) and the biotope (living flora and fauna).
adj
(soil science) Of a soil: owing its features to external conditions, especially climate.
adj
Relating to environment and climate
n
(stratigraphy, geology) The totality of rock strata laid down in the stratigraphic record during a certain eon of the continuous geologic timescale.
adj
Relating to evapoclimatonomy.
adj
Relating to excavation.
n
The study of the physical structure and inhabitants outside the Earth.
n
(geology) The former theory of geology that held that the continents were fixed in position.
n
(pseudoscience) The attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in accordance with a literal belief in the global flood described in Genesis.
adj
(chiefly geology) Pertaining to a fluid, or to a flowing motion.
n
(archaeology) a technique used to date bones by measuring the amount of fluorine absorbed from the surrounding soil
n
(archaeology) A technique used to date bones by measuring the amount of fluorine absorbed from the surrounding soil.
n
(ecology, geography) A temperate-climate ecotone and habitat type composed of grassland interspersed with areas of woodland or forest.
adj
(geology) Having or relating to gaseous and hydrothermal emanations.
n
The geological availability of an element of mineral
n
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.
adj
Of or pertaining to geochronology
n
(geology, geochronology) Any of several techniques used to measure the age of rock, especially any technique of radiometric dating, the measuring of the relative abundance of particular radioactive or radiogenic isotopes in order to evaluate the progress of radioactive decay.
n
(geology) the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes
n
(obsolete) Geochronology.
n
A climate that has been affected by a geological event (typically a volcano)
adj
Relating to the effect of geological events (e.g. volcanos) upon climate
n
(mathematics, geology) The use of mathematical techniques to model complex geological systems (such as earthquakes)
adj
Characterized by increase in land masses relative to areas covered by oceans.
adj
Of or relating to geocryology.
n
The study of the frozen portions of the Earth.
adj
Of or relating to a geode.
n
(sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space
adj
Of or relating to a geode.
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics
adv
In terms of geodynamics.
n
Archaic spelling of geodesy. [(sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space]
adv
In terms of geoecology.
adv
In terms of, or with regard to, geoeconomics.
n
(engineering, mining) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and constructing tunnels, mines, and other human-designed geologic structures within and on earth.
n
A particular geological environment
n
(geology) Any subsurface fluid, such as groundwater, geothermal fluids, basinal brines, petroleum or magmatic fluid.
n
forensic geology; the gathering and analysis of geological evidence of a crime.
n
(UK, informal) Geography, mainly as a school subject.
adj
Of or relating to the history of the earth.
n
(dated) The study of the origins or formation of the Earth.
adj
(now chiefly historical) Pertaining to geognosy; geological.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, geognosy.
n
(obsolete or historical) The geological study of the Earth's structure and composition.
adj
Of or relating to geogony, or to the formation of the Earth.
adj
Alternative form of geogonic [Of or relating to geogony, or to the formation of the Earth.]
n
(obsolete, uncountable) The branch of science dealing with the formation of the Earth.
adv
In terms of geography.
n
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.
n
A geological hazard, such as the risk of a landslide or tsunami.
adj
Having or relating to a geohazard.
n
The worship of the Earth.
adj
(geology) Describing the branch of geology that studies the distribution of different forms of stone
n
(geology) (the study of) the distribution of different types of stone
adj
Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.
n
Time in relation to specific geologic features or events recorded in the Earth's rock strata.
n
A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
n
Alternative form of geologic time scale. [A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.]
n
Alternative form of geologic time scale [A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.]
v
To study the geology of a location in the field.
n
The geological structure of a region.
adj
(Freemasonry, chiefly Scotland) Theoretic (speculative) as opposed to practical (operative).
adj
Relating to geomatics.
n
(geology) The mechanics of rocks and soil.
adj
Alternative spelling of geo-military [Concerning the military in the context of geography; pertaining to the military when applied across borders.]
n
Large-scale modification of the Earth's climate
adj
Of or pertaining to the shape or structure of the surface of the Earth
adv
In geomorphological terms.
n
The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history.
adj
Relating to geomorphometry.
n
(geology) A geological museum
n
The study of myths concerning geological features and events that may refer to verifiable geological phenomena.
adj
Of or relating to geonasty.
adj
(psychology) Of or relating to a geon.
n
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including geology and physical geography.
n
(geology) Any of several official sites of geological importance, often also of archaeological, ecological or cultural value
n
(physics, geology) Used attributively to describe the use of elementary particles in the exploration of the internal geological structure of the Earth
adj
Relating to the theory that natural irregularities in the earth's magnetic field can be intensified by power lines, underground pipelines, and other natural and man-made features such that a stress field harmful to human health and well-being is created.
adj
(rare) Moving towards the ground.
n
(geology, philosophy) All the philosophical aspects of geology or of geography.
n
Abbreviation of geophysics. [A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.]
adv
In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
adj
Relating to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.
adj
Alternative form of geoponic [Relating to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.]
adj
Of or pertaining to geoscience.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, geoscience.
adj
Pertaining to the Earth and Moon.
n
(geology) A geological sensor (to detect earthquakes)
n
A place of geological interest
n
The study of geographical knowledge from any or all points of view, not merely scientifically.
adj
Of or pertaining to the geosphere.
adj
Of or pertaining to the geosphere.
adj
(civil engineering) Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar substance.
n
(geology, mathematics) The application of statistics to geological observations
adj
Pertaining to the strategy of dealing with geopolitical issues; geopolitically strategic.
adj
Relating to geostratigraphy
n
(geology) The stratigraphy of the earth
adv
By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
n
Any geographical structure, such as a dome or a fault.
n
Any synthetic, typically polymeric product used to stabilize terrain.
adj
Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.
n
A branch of civil engineering related to soil and rocks
n
geotechnical engineering, or any technique used in this branch
adj
Of or pertaining to geotectonics.
adv
In terms of geotectonics.
n
The science of measuring the previous pressure and temperature history of a metamorphic or intrusive igneous rock.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, geothermometry.
adj
(rare, chiefly mysticism or religion) Part of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.
adj
Alternative form of geotic [(rare, chiefly mysticism or religion) Part of or related to the earth; geological or terrestrial.]
n
A geologic feature in the landscape, especially one of more interest to tourists than to geologists.
n
tourism in which the main purpose is to view or study geological or geographical features
n
The marks and scars left on earth and its geological record, especially those generated by human activity in the Anthropocene (such as resource depletion, the effects of pollution, etc).
adj
Of or pertaining to a geozone.
n
Alternative form of gizmology [(informal) The study or use of complex devices.]
adj
Of or pertaining to glaciology.
adj
Of or pertaining to glaciology.
adv
In a glaciological way.
n
Global climate change in the form of declining average temperatures; which was conjectured in the 1970s.
n
A sustained increase in the average temperature of the Earth, sufficient to cause climate change.
n
The belief that climate change causes or will cause various weather-related extremes, including both hot and cold weather, to become more intense.
n
(geology) A geologic marker created by a global event that leads to long lasting global changes recorded in the geologic record that can be used to indicate a change in a geologic time division such as an epoch, age, era.
n
(chemistry, geology) a classification of the chemical elements into groups according to the part of the Earth where they tend to concentrate.
n
Any of the concentric rings formed in the trunk of a tree by the annual growth of wood
adj
of a civilization characterized by megaliths and sun-worship
adv
In terms of helioseismology.
n
(archaeology) a method of determining the age of rock that depends on the production of helium during the decay of various radioactive isotopes of uranium and thorium.
adj
(ecology) Describing a climate midway between a temperate and a boreal one
adj
Having the same climate
n
A place with a similar climate.
adj
(geology) Relating to a homocline
n
(geology) similarity in the lithostratigraphic or biostratigraphic vertical sequence of rock strata in different locations that are not necessarily similar in age.
adj
Describing the effects of large bodies of water upon the climate
adv
(meteorology) In terms of hydroclimate.
n
The study of hydroclimate.
n
(dated) The scientific description of the waters of the Earth.
adv
By means of, or in terms of, hydrography.
n
One who studies hydrometeorology.
n
The pattern of wetting (by rivers or rainfall) of a piece of land
adj
Of or pertaining to the arrangement of hydrostratigraphy
n
Structure of subsurface porous materials in reference to the flow of groundwater, often relating to stratigraphy
n
(geology) the presence of hydrothermal activity
adj
(climatology) Very arid, with an aridity index of less than 0.05.
adj
Extremely continental (in climate).
adj
(climatology) Describing a climate that has a very small difference between the mean temperatures of the warmest and coldest months of the year (typically less than ten degrees centigrade)
adv
In terms of the ionosphere.
adj
Relating to isotaphonomy
adj
of or relating to karstology, the study of karst
n
A field within geomorphology, specializing in the study of karst formations.
n
(climatology) A graph that plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since the 1950s.
n
(sometimes attributive) A sustained sea-surface temperature anomaly of magnitude greater than 0.5°C across the central tropical Pacific Ocean, associated with a negative anomaly and producing predictable variations in local and regional weather patterns.
n
(geology, ecology) Any natural or man-made material that covers the land surface of the Earth.
adj
Relating to lepidochronology
n
dating (of plants) by means of leaf scales
n
(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.
n
Any large portion of the Earth's land area which has a generally uniform climate and soil and therefore a high degree of uniformity in the composition of species; a number of different classifications have been proposed by different people.
adv
In terms of or by means of limnology.
adj
(geology) Relating to lithofacies
n
(geology, chemistry, mining) The scientific study of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of stone and mineral from the earth.
adj
Synonym of lithoglyptic
n
(uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
adj
(geology) Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic.
adj
Of or pertaining to lithostratigraphy.
adj
Alternative form of lithostratigraphic [Of or pertaining to lithostratigraphy.]
adv
In terms of lithostratigraphy.
n
(geology) the stratigraphy of rocks
adj
(geology) lithic and tectonic
n
Arrangement or distribution into lithozones.
n
(geology) A lithostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic lithostratigraphy.
n
One who believes that climate change is due to human activity but who does not think it is a serious problem.
n
The climate of a relatively large geographic area.
adj
Relating to macroclimate
adj
Relating to macroclimatology.
adj
Relating to macroclimatology.
adv
In terms of macroclimatology.
n
The branch of climatology that studies macroclimates.
adj
Relating to macrostratigraphy
n
Relatively large-scale stratigraphy
adv
In terms of magmatology.
n
(geology) The study of the formation and properties of magma
n
One of a series of chronologically-spaced magnetozones
n
(geology) A form of geochronology based on geomagnetic polarity reversals
adj
Relating to magnetostratigraphy.
n
(geology) That branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks
n
A relatively mild climate moderated by the presence of a large body of water.
n
(geochronology) A stratigraphic unit of distinctive lithology with a wide geographical extent used in stratigraphic correlation.
n
(climatology) a climate typical of the region around the Mediterranean Sea, characterised by mild moist winters and hot dry summers, which is also found in certain other temperate regions around the world.
adj
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
adj
(of a climate) Having relatively high temperatures throughout the year
n
The dating of bricks, brickwork and similar building materials by analysis of their dimensions and composition
n
A climate (typically of a vineyard) that is larger than a microclimate
adj
Relating to a mesoclimate
adv
In a mesoclimatic manner
adj
(astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or composed of mesogranules
adj
Alternative form of mesometeorological [Pertaining to mesometeorology.]
adj
(of a climate) temperate (neither hot nor cold)
n
(geology) The branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits
adj
(nonstandard) Relating to weather and climate.
adv
In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
adj
meteorological and oceanographic
n
A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.
adj
Alternative form of microclimatic [Of or pertaining to a microclimate]
adv
In terms of microclimate.
n
The microclimate of a particular environment.
adv
In terms of microclimatology.
n
One who studies microclimatology.
n
The branch of climatology that studies microclimates
n
The microscopic study of geological strata
adj
(climatology) Of or relating to the continental climates of Eurasia and North America, having cold winters but relatively mild summers.
adv
With regard to mineralogy.
n
The climate of a relatively small area.
n
(geography, rare) A subsection of geography that focuses on mountains.
adj
Relating to relief-dependent climates.
n
(geology) The study of changing morphology, typically of geologic surfaces
n
(geology) The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
adj
Relating to morphostratigraphy
n
(geology) A geological feature of the landscape typically caused by tectonic activity and climate
n
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.
n
(geology) A stratotype designated after the holostratotype as a replacement for it (in the case of it being rendered inaccessible to geologists) to describe a stratigraphic unit.
n
The branch of meteorology that studies clouds.
adv
In terms of nosography.
adj
Of or pertaining to nucleocosmochronology
n
(astronomy) A technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes
adj
of or relating to an oasis
n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ocean, acidification.
n
Alternative form of ocean-lore [The teaching, knowledge, study, or science of the ocean.]
n
The teaching, knowledge, study, or science of the ocean.
adj
Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
adv
In an oceanic manner; in a way that suggests or involves the ocean.
n
(of a climate) The condition or degree of being oceanic.
adv
In terms of oceanography.
adv
In terms of oceanology.
n
A type of climate that has a certain amount of rainfall
n
Alternative form of orography [(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains]
n
Alternative form of orology [(geomorphology, obsolete, rare) The study or science of mountains and their formation.]
adj
(geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
adj
(geology, often humorous, by analogy to erogenous) Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.
n
(geology, often humorous, by analogy to erogenous zone) A region characterized by mountain-building.
adj
(meteorology) Of or pertaining to the effects of mountains on weather
adv
In terms of or by means of orography.
n
(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains
n
(geomorphology, obsolete, rare) The study or science of mountains and their formation.
adj
Describing a temperate mountain climate
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(obsolete) Knowledge about things dug up, especially what is now considered mineralogy.
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(obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.
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In terms of palaeoceanography.
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The study of the changes in the geochemistry of the Earth over geologic time
adj
(UK, geology) Of or pertaining to palaeomagnetism
adv
In terms of palaeontography.
n
(geology) Ancient seismic activity.
adj
(geology) Relating to, or formed by a paleovolcano
adj
(ecology) Relating to a paraclimax.
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(geology) A stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit.
adj
Relating to pedoclimate.
adj
Relating to pedostratigraphy
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The stratigraphy of soil
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(climatology) A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days.
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Alternative form of petrology [(geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.]
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The science of the origin of rocks.
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Pertaining to petrogeology.
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Abbreviation of petrography. [(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.]
adv
In terms of or by means of petrography.
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(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
adj
Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition
adj
Relating to petrophysics.
adv
In terms of petrophysics.
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(geology, physics) The physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum or other fluids
adj
Of, relating to, indicated by, or produced by photogeology.
adv
(geology) By phreatic means.
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(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
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Any of the branches of natural science and science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the biological sciences.
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(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.
adj
(ecology) Of or relating to the relationship between climate and the distribution of plants.
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(astronomy, geology) A regmaglypt.
n
(broadcasting) The deliberate inclusion in broadcast media of messages warning about climate change or promoting environmental sustainability.
adj
Of or relating to a geological period of above-average temperature.
adj
(geology) Relating to plumbotectonics
adj
Found within several strata.
n
An account or description of rivers.
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(geography) The study of rivers.
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(geology) A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.
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The study of procatarctic causes.
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(geology) The branch of geology concerned with the study of sand.
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Having the outward appearance of being arranged in layers
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Relating to ptilochronology
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(obsolete, rare) The study of towers.
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Relating to pyroclimates
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(physics, archaeology, paleontology) A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample.
adj
Relating to radiochronology
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(geology) A technique in which the absolute age of an artefact is determined by measuring the ratios of specific radioactive isotopes
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Determining the age of artefacts by means of radiometry.
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(geology) The study of the distribution of radioactive elements in the Earth's crust.
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(archaeology, paleontology, geology, geochronology) The age of a material as determined by radiometric dating.
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(geology) Relating to redeposition
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(uncountable) A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.
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(hydrology) The average time for which a particular molecule of water will remain in a body of water.
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The science that studies the mechanical behaviour of rock.
adj
Of or pertaining to sclerochronology.
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(biology) The study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed.
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As, or in terms of, sediment.
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In terms of sedimentology.
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(geology) The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed
adj
Of or relating to sediment.
n
A technique used to determine the nature of sedimentary rocks by the analysis of seismic data; used especially in oil prospecting
adv
In a seismic manner; with the qualities of an earthquake.
adj
Relating to seismology.
adv
in a seismological manner; in terms of seismology.
adj
(of a climate) Partially continental
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the relative dating of archaeological artifacts in a chronological order
adj
(informal) Of or relating to sismance.
adj
Alternative form of skeletochronological [Relating to skeletochronology]
adj
Relating to skeletochronology
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The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones
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The application of mechanics (especially fluid mechanics) to soils, especially as a basis for the design and construction of building foundations and earthworks.
adj
(geography) Pertaining to a steppe.
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to the order of strata, or to their deposition
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(ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest
adj
Relating to stratification.
adv
By means of, or in terms of, stratification.
adj
Of or pertaining to the arrangement of stratigraphy or strata.
adv
In a stratigraphic manner; with respect to stratigraphy
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(geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
n
measurement of the strata of the Earth's crust
adj
Of or pertaining to stratinomy.
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The description of the orientation of trace fossils in relation to rock strata
n
An analytical theory that attempts to understand a subject in terms of stratification, or layers.
adj
Relating to stratocladistics
adj
Of or relating to stratography.
adv
In terms of stratography.
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Alternative spelling of stratinomy [The description of the orientation of trace fossils in relation to rock strata]
n
(geology) A stratigraphic section used to establish a reference point on a geologic time scale.
n
(geology) The history of the formation of stratified rocks.
adj
Describing a climate that is similar to a Mediterranean one but in which the driest months have slightly more rainfall
n
(geology) The time interval of a geomagnetic reversal event in the stratigraphic record.
n
A local climate that makes up part of a larger climate.
adj
Relating to a subclimate
adj
Of or relating to the cooler parts of the temperate regions.
adj
Of or pertaining to a superstratum.
n
A zone containing several lesser zones.
adj
Above a temperate region
n
contemporaneous chronology
n
(sciences) The science of describing an entire weather situation at a specific location
adj
Relating to tectology.
adj
(geology) Relating to morphological change due to tectonic activity
adj
Of or relating to tectonophysics.
adv
In terms of, or by means of, tectonophysics.
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to tectonostratigraphy
adv
In terms of tectonostratigraphy.
n
(geology) The stratigraphy of large-scale strata caused by tectonic activity.
adj
Relating to the tectosphere.
n
(geology, rare) A type section of a tectonic zone.
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A rainforest in a temperate climate.
adj
Relating to tempestology
adv
By means of, or in terms of, tephrochronology.
n
A geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed.
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(geology) The identification of tephra layers at different locations that originated from the same eruption
adj
Relating to tephrostratigraphy
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The study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash
n
(geology, geochronology) A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios ²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb and ²³⁸U/²⁰⁶Pb.
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The study of surface soil, especially its interaction with vehicles
adj
Alternative form of terrigenous [Produced by the earth.]
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In a thermochronological way; by thermochronology.
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(geology) A form of radiometric dating used to estimate the time since a rock solidified.
n
(geology) Synonym of thermochronology
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The thermal part of a climate (large-scale weather system)
adj
Describing an atmosphere in which the density of the air depends primarily upon the temperature
adj
Relating to thermogeology.
adj
Describing a lowland Mediterranean climate characterized by hot summers and short, mild winters
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A type of climate that has a specifies temperature range
n
(climatology) Large-scale components of the Earth climate system that may pass a tipping point.
n
(climatology) An irreversible change in the climate system.
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topological and bathymetric
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A climate that is local to a particular topography
adj
Relating to a topoclimate
adj
Alternative form of topoclimatic [Relating to a topoclimate]
adj
Pertaining to the relationship of trace fossils to strata, equivalent to stratinomic or stratonomic
n
The annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree.
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(geology) The location, usually where the first specimen was discovered, considered most representative of a mineral, formation etc.
n
(geology) A geologic site considered the representative example or first discovery of a stratographic level or other feature
n
(archaeology) The measurement of artefacts; statistical methods for analysis of artefacts.
n
(geology) The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the Earth; in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that existing causes, acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are sufficient to account for all geological changes.
n
(chiefly geology) The scientific principle that natural processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today.
adj
uniformitarian; relating to, or suggesting, uniformitarianism
adj
(geology) Relating to volcanostratigraphy
n
(politics, chiefly derogatory) A person who believes that global warming is real, and is caused by human activity.
n
An algorithmic method for the segmentation of seismic data into regions.
n
(geology, geochronology) A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios ²⁰⁶Pb/²³⁸U and ²³⁷Pb/²³⁵Pb.
n
(obsolete) Scientific research into the creation of the Earth and its geological features.
n
(sciences) A zone or band; a layer.
adj
Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
n
The creation of a zonation
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An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a zone.
adj
(obsolete) Zonal; relating to zones.
adj
Relating to, or composed of zonogons
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