geologic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of geologic
Explanation
Anything that's geologic has something to do with the structure of the Earth and the way it has changed over time. Scientists who study geologic features — including rocks in the earth's crust, volcanoes, sandy beaches, and all the other non-living things that make up our planet — are called geologists. If you're interested in geologic formations like the long, pointy mineral deposits that grow in caves, stalagmites and stalactites, you might consider a geologic career path too! Geologic is from geology and its Greek roots geo, "earth," and -logia, "a science."
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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EnergyX also has projects in development in the Smackover Formation—a brine-filled geologic feature stretching from Texas to Florida—and near Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
"The vast number of fossil whale falls documented, including a new species of beaked whale, is truly amazing and is of major importance to understanding whale evolution and whale distributions over geologic time," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Along Ventura County’s coast, locals have dubbed a geyser-like geologic formation the “Rincon Volcano,” but it appears also to be a case of inaccurate nomenclature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Much of that growth came from unconventional drilling, including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling from geologic formations such as shale rock.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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