physical geology

American  

[fiz-ik-uhl-jee-ahl-uh-jee] / ˈfɪz ɪk əl dʒiˈɑl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of geology dealing with the various processes by which rocks are formed or changed.

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• physical geologist
  noun

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physical geology

The rest of this chapter is devoted to a brief overview of a few of the important aspects of physical geology, starting with minerals and rocks.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

There seems, then, no escape from the admission that neither physical geology, nor palæontology, possesses any method by which the absolute synchronism of two strata can be demonstrated.

From Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews by Thomas Henry Huxley

In 1544 he published the De ortu et causis subterraneorum, in which he laid the first foundations of a physical geology, and criticized the theories of the ancients.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Possessed of abundant leisure and ample means he travelled far and wide, patiently collecting material and building up the modern science of physical geology, whose foundations had been laid by Hutton and Playfair.

From The Antiquity of Man by Sir Charles Lyell

There seems, then, no escape from the admission that neither physical geology, nor palaeontology, possesses any method by which the absolute synchronism of two strata can be demonstrated.

From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley