different between pedology vs geology

English

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek ????? (pédon, “soil”) +? -logy.

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.

Related terms

• pedoclimate

Translations

See also

• edaphology
• soil scientist

Etymology 2

pedo- +? -logy, from Ancient Greek: ???? (paîs, “child”) and -????? (-logía, “branch of study, to speak”).

Alternative forms

• pædology (British)
• paedology (British)
• paidology

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Translations

Related terms

• pedologic, pedological
• pedologist

Wikiversity

English

Etymology

From Modern Latin geologia, from Ancient Greek ?? (gê, “earth”) + -logia (“the study of”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: j?-?l??-j?, IPA^(key): /d?i??l?d?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d????l?d??/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

geology (countable and uncountable, plural geologies)

1. The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
2. The geological structure of a region.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• egology