GEOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does geological mean? 

• GEOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective GEOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or based on geology

  Familiarity information: GEOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or based on geology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

geologic; geological

Context example:

geologic forces

Pertainym:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Derivation:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

 Context examples 

This means some process, thought to be geological in nature, must be replenishing the gas.

(Ocean on Saturn moon could be as salty as the Dead Sea, NASA)

Evidence that Opportunity may add about the geological context for different smectites could boost understanding about diversity and changes in ancient wet environments on Mars.

(Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor, NASA)

While Sputnik Planum is believed to be relatively young in geological terms – perhaps less than 100 million years old - the darker region probably dates back billions of years.

(New Horizons Finds Second Mountain Range in Pluto’s ‘Heart’, NASA)

Tidal heating has likely melted the interior of Triton, producing the volcanoes, fractures and other geological features that Voyager saw on that bitterly cold, icy surface.

(Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton, NASA)

In the very recent geological past — several thousand years ago — the lakes were at much higher levels and filled the Valleys.

(Antarctic lakes are a repository for ancient soot, NSF)

The results suggest that liquid water may have existed beneath the surface of Ceres in recent geological time.

(Recent Hydrothermal Activity May Explain Ceres' Brightest Area, NASA)

Observations also showed that the overturning was initiated at different times on the two sides of the cool island at the center of the patera, hinting at complex geological process beneath the surface.

(Massive Lava Waves Detected on Solar System’s Most Volcanically Active Object, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

By combining chemical, geological and geophysical observations, the Dawn mission is producing a comprehensive view of Ceres.

(NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface, NASA)

The primary objective was to collect geological samples on the ridge in order to determine whether these have the same composition as samples that have previously been collected near Necker Island.

(Deep Discoverer Discovers a Very Deep, Ghostlike Octopod, NOAA)

The manganese oxides were found in mineral veins within a geological setting the Curiosity mission has placed in a timeline of ancient environmental conditions.

(NASA Rover Findings Point to a More Earth-like Martian Past, NASA)