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 earthquake was reported just after midnight local time about two miles northwest of Independence, Utah, and about 44 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, according to the geological survey.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Attempts to link the two major geological features failed to provide a definitive answer because scientists were searching at the wrong spot, as a new study suggests.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
By that time, sea-level rise is expected to outpace the geological uplift of the PNW and may reach as much as 2.9 feet.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
This new information could change what science knows about Scotland’s rich geological history and the general understanding of how non-marine life evolved on Earth.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Much of this geological history has become apparent only in the past decade or so, after scientists blanketed the United States with seismometers and other instruments to illuminate geological structures hidden deep in Earth’s crust.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
The park, established in 1966 following the construction of Yellowtail Dam, encompasses more than 70 miles of lake along the Bighorn River and offers a window into both geological and human history.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
This natural process has occurred roughly 180 times over our planet’s 4.5 billion-year geological history.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
This ‘truth window’ now reveals geological stratigraphy.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Attempts to link the two major geological features failed to provide a definitive answer because scientists were searching at the wrong spot, as a new study suggests.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
By that time, sea-level rise is expected to outpace the geological uplift of the PNW and may reach as much as 2.9 feet.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
This new information could change what science knows about Scotland’s rich geological history and the general understanding of how non-marine life evolved on Earth.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Much of this geological history has become apparent only in the past decade or so, after scientists blanketed the United States with seismometers and other instruments to illuminate geological structures hidden deep in Earth’s crust.
—Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
The park, established in 1966 following the construction of Yellowtail Dam, encompasses more than 70 miles of lake along the Bighorn River and offers a window into both geological and human history.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
This natural process has occurred roughly 180 times over our planet’s 4.5 billion-year geological history.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
This ‘truth window’ now reveals geological stratigraphy.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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