Geomorphology
[jee-uh-mawr-fol-uh-jee] /ˌdʒi ə mɔrˈfɒl ə dʒi/
noun
1.
the study of the characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.
/ˌdʒiːəʊmɔːˈfɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the branch of geology that is concerned with the structure, origin, and development of the topographical features of the earth’s surface
n.
1893, from geo- + morphology. Form geomorphy is from 1889. Related: Geomorphological; geomorphologically; geomorphologist.
geomorphology
(jē’ō-môr-fŏl’ə-jē)
The scientific study of the formation, alteration, and configuration of landforms and their relationship with underlying structures.
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