n. a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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复数形式:geologies
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
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n a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep n a plot of ground in which plants are growing n a depression forming the ground under a body of water n (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) n a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit n single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance n the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. n a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track v furnish with a bed v place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil v put to bed v have sexual intercourse with v prepare for sleep
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n some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity n an unexpected piece of good luck n (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other n a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) n a pause from doing something (as work) n the act of breaking something n a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something n breaking of hard tissue such as bone n the occurrence of breaking n an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) n the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool n (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving n an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity n a sudden dash n any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare n an escape from jail v terminate v become separated into pieces or fragments v render inoperable or ineffective v ruin completely v destroy the integrity of
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(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
