geologic

geo·log·ic | \ ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-jik

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Definition of geologic

: of, relating to, or based on geology

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Recent Examples on the Web The caverns, rooms of the cave and geologic formations formed along a major crack in the stone. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hunt for rocks and fossils at these 2 Wisconsin destinations," 18 Oct. 2019 What geologic rock formation is your home or work located on? — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "7 Science Apps That Will Make You Smarter," 30 Sep. 2019 The Energy Futures Initiative estimated that with 10 GT of CO2 converted into a supercritical liquid, the state in which it is stored underground in geologic formations, the total volume would be about 88 billion barrels. — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, "A stable climate may require a carbon removal industry twice as big as the one for fossil fuels," 25 Sep. 2019 Paleontologists believed that the remains belonged to a member of Massospondylus carinatus, a long-necked species that frequently appears in southern Africa’s Lower Jurassic geologic formations. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "After 30 Years, a South African Dinosaur Is Identified as a New Species," 5 Aug. 2019 The researchers then studied the region itself, analyzing the fossil and geologic record. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "All modern humans originated in northern Botswana, study says," 28 Oct. 2019 To turn a woman and her family into a bridge requires near-geologic pressure, and even if the whole thing doesn’t come tumbling down, fractures will occur. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: What ‘The Crown’ can teach us about Meghan Markle’s tabloid war," 21 Oct. 2019 For millennia the planet’s surface was configured by the slow geologic processes of wind and rain. — Matthew Ross, The Conversation, "Mining powers modern life, but can leave scarred lands and polluted waters behind," 3 Oct. 2019 These, of course, are global averages; along certain coasts, owing to sinking lands from human development, as well as other geologic causes, sea-level rise will be higher. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "How Oceans Rise and Die on a Warming Planet," 26 Sep. 2019

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29 Nov 2019

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“Geologic.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geologic. Accessed 7 December 2019.

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