pedology

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noun (1)

pe·​dol·​o·​gy pi-ˈdä-lə-jē 

pe-

: soil science

pedological

ˌpe-də-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or less commonly pedologic

ˌpe-də-ˈlä-jik 

pedologist

pi-ˈdä-lə-jist 

pe-

noun

pedologist

2 of 3

noun (2)

pe·​dol·​o·​gist pi-ˈdä-lə-jist 

pe-

plural -s

: a specialist in child study

pedologist

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noun (3)

pe·​dol·​o·​gist pi-ˈdä-lə-jist 

pe-

plural -s

: a soil scientist

Examples of pedology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

According to his website, Georgescu has a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania's environment ministry in the 1990s. —Stephen McGrath The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Noun (2)

Greek pedon + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

and Noun (3)

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pedology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology

Medical Definition

pedology

noun

pe·​dol·​o·​gy

variants or chiefly British paedology

pē-ˈdäl-ə-jē 

plural pedologies

: the scientific study of the life and development of children