geology
ge.ol.o.gy \je--'a:l-*-je-\ n [NL geologia, fr. ge- + -logia -logy] often attrib 1a: a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life esp. as recorded in rocks 1b: a study of the solid matter of a celestial body (as the moon) 2: geologic features 3: a treatise on geology