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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The grandeur that surprises many first-time observers is the result of an extraordinarily long and complex geological history.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
One of them is the lack of detailed geological research on the atoll and its surrounding seabed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Layers of different rock merge, sometimes sharply, as switchbacks cut through a sequence of geological history.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
However, Coleman noted that the sounds from Loch Ness were later confirmed to have come from geological activity, not Nessie.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The sight is certainly striking, a major geological feature jutting out in the landscape with three even ridges connecting in a sharp peak.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Even so, the phenomena of meteors making their way through Earth's atmosphere between periods of peak activity isn't unusual, Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Dosa earned an Academy Award nomination for 2022’s Fire of Love, the story of vulcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft who furthered the world’s understanding of intense geological forces, but whose lives were claimed in a volcanic eruption.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
One of them is the lack of detailed geological research on the atoll and its surrounding seabed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Layers of different rock merge, sometimes sharply, as switchbacks cut through a sequence of geological history.
—Rebecca 'becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
However, Coleman noted that the sounds from Loch Ness were later confirmed to have come from geological activity, not Nessie.
—Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
The sight is certainly striking, a major geological feature jutting out in the landscape with three even ridges connecting in a sharp peak.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Even so, the phenomena of meteors making their way through Earth's atmosphere between periods of peak activity isn't unusual, Ralph Harvey, a geological sciences professor at Case Western Reserve University, told the Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Dosa earned an Academy Award nomination for 2022’s Fire of Love, the story of vulcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft who furthered the world’s understanding of intense geological forces, but whose lives were claimed in a volcanic eruption.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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