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structural geology

noun

the branch of geology dealing with the structure and distribution of the rocks that make up the crust of the earth.Also called tectonics.Compare structure(def 7a).

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Nearby words

structural, structural anthropology, structural formula, structural functionalism, structural gene, structural geology, structural iron, structural isomer, structural isomerism, structural linguistics, structural psychology

Origin of structural geology

First recorded in 1880–85
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