geological
adjective
geo·log·i·cal
ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly geologic
: of, relating to, or based on geology
Examples of geological in a Sentence
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The Anthropocene is too short to be a geological epoch—just one human lifetime.
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Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
As Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz, explained, that is mainly because California is young — in a geological sense — and still settling in.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Just like geological miners — from professionals to amateurs — who mine the earth to discover new diamonds or gold, bitcoin miners must discover something hidden.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Advocates say advanced drilling technology means younger workers are cutting into more layers of rock containing silica with thinner coal seams in geological formations.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Be sure to visit this Blue Ridge Parkway town and its namesake geological formation — an ancient gneiss outcrop whose rocky bulk causes the wind to blow vertically, making objects appear to float skyward.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The first phase of exploration in 2024 is expected to generate high-priority expansion drill targets to grow the mineralized zone with a goal of defining a larger geological model for future resource estimation.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The relative stability of the East Coast fault system is due to its geological age: Its rocks formed hundreds of millions of years before rocks on the West Coast.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
The region is the site of significant geological shifts over the millennia, according to the study, causing areas that were once connected to be cut off from one another.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
As Gary Griggs, a professor of earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz, explained, that is mainly because California is young — in a geological sense — and still settling in.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Just like geological miners — from professionals to amateurs — who mine the earth to discover new diamonds or gold, bitcoin miners must discover something hidden.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
Advocates say advanced drilling technology means younger workers are cutting into more layers of rock containing silica with thinner coal seams in geological formations.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Be sure to visit this Blue Ridge Parkway town and its namesake geological formation — an ancient gneiss outcrop whose rocky bulk causes the wind to blow vertically, making objects appear to float skyward.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The first phase of exploration in 2024 is expected to generate high-priority expansion drill targets to grow the mineralized zone with a goal of defining a larger geological model for future resource estimation.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The relative stability of the East Coast fault system is due to its geological age: Its rocks formed hundreds of millions of years before rocks on the West Coast.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
The region is the site of significant geological shifts over the millennia, according to the study, causing areas that were once connected to be cut off from one another.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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