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GEOMORPHOLOGY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
Synonyms:
geomorphology; morphology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("geomorphology" is a kind of...):
geophysical science; geophysics (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geomorphology"):
plate tectonic theory; plate tectonics; tectonics (the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust)
lithology; petrology (the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification)
Derivation:
geomorphologic; geomorphological (pertaining to geological structure)
