Meaning | The branch of geology that studies the characteristics / characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks / rocks and land forms. |
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Synonym | morphology |
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Narrower | petrology, lithology | The branch of geology that studies rocks |
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tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory | The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
Broader | geophysics, geophysical science | geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth |
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Spanish | geomorfología, morfología |
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Catalan | geomorfologia, morfologia |
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Adjectives | geomorphologic, geomorphological | pertaining to geological structure |
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