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geologic

ge·o·log·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jee-uh-loj-ik or jee-uh-loj-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌdʒi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk or ˌdʒi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/
    • /dʒiˈɑl·ə·dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jee-uh-loj-ik or jee-uh-loj-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌdʒi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk or ˌdʒi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/

Definitions of geologic word

  • adjective geologic of, relating to, or based on geology. 1
  • noun geologic Of, or relating to geology or a geologic timescale. 1
  • adjective geologic relating to geology 1
  • adjective geologic of or according to geology 0

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Origin of geologic

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; geolog(y) + -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Geologic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

geologic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for geologic

adj geologic

  • golden — bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair.
  • iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
  • hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • leaden — inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move: a leaden weight; leaden feet.
  • silvery — resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.

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