different between zoology vs volcanology

zoology

English

Wikiversity

Alternative forms

  • zoölogy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (zôion, animal) + ????? (lógos, knowledge). Analyzable as zoo- +? -logy

Pronunciation

  • enPR: z?-?l?-?-j?, zo?o-?l?-?-j?
  • (UK) IPA(key): /z????l?d?i/, /zu???l?d?i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /zo???l?d?i/, /zu??l?d?i/
  • Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

zoology (countable and uncountable, plural zoologies)

  1. The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.
  2. A treatise on this science.

Usage notes

The pronunciation in /zu-/ has often received negative comment, but has nevertheless become very common, especially in British English.

Derived terms

Translations

zoology From the web:

  • what zoology means
  • what zoology is all about
  • what zoology do
  • what zoology stands for
  • what zoology entails
  • what zoology degrees
  • zoology what do they do
  • zoology what jobs


volcanology

English

Alternative forms

  • vulcanology

Etymology

From French volcanologie, from volcan (volcano); and/or directly from volcano +? -logy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?v?l.k?n??l.?.d?i/, /?v?l.k?n??l.?.d?i/

Noun

volcanology (uncountable)

  1. The study of volcanoes.

Related terms

  • volcanologist

Translations

Further reading

  • volcanology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

volcanology From the web:

  • what does a volcanologist do
  • what does volcanology mean
  • what is volcanology the study of
  • what is volcanology definition
  • what is volcanology in science
  • what is volcanology and seismology
  • what is volcanology in geology
  • what is volcanology all about
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