geological
adjective
geo·log·i·cal
ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly geologic
: of, relating to, or based on geology
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Some of that geological awe has now been added to my childhood delight in butterflies.
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Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Hidden in this ancient landscape are Bronze Age petroglyphs and a geological and paleontological history even older.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Last year, Williams examined 1,200 years of geological records and found that the previous 25 years were probably
the driest quarter of a century since the year 800.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Our team is working to locate and recover samples of geological formations containing flints similar to those found in prehistoric sites.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
The eureka moment came in 2012, when professor emeritus William Harrison of the University of Western Michigan invited Ted Pagano, then a 35-year-old freelance geologist, to his 27,000-square-foot geological repository in Kalamazoo.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The different rates of crystallization across the icy moon point to a complex mix of geological processes at play—and provide further evidence for Europa harboring a liquid ocean beneath its frozen surface.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This geological process is not uncommon: Hot spot volcanoes dot the seafloor, and some even create island chains like Hawaii and Samoa.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Hidden in this ancient landscape are Bronze Age petroglyphs and a geological and paleontological history even older.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Last year, Williams examined 1,200 years of geological records and found that the previous 25 years were probably
the driest quarter of a century since the year 800.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Our team is working to locate and recover samples of geological formations containing flints similar to those found in prehistoric sites.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
The eureka moment came in 2012, when professor emeritus William Harrison of the University of Western Michigan invited Ted Pagano, then a 35-year-old freelance geologist, to his 27,000-square-foot geological repository in Kalamazoo.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The different rates of crystallization across the icy moon point to a complex mix of geological processes at play—and provide further evidence for Europa harboring a liquid ocean beneath its frozen surface.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This geological process is not uncommon: Hot spot volcanoes dot the seafloor, and some even create island chains like Hawaii and Samoa.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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