photogeology

noun

pho·​to·​ge·​ol·​o·​gy ˌfō-tō-jē-ˈä-lə-jē 

: a branch of geology concerned with the identification and study of geologic features through the study of aerial or orbital photographs

photogeologic

ˌfō-tō-ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

adjective

or less commonly photogeological

ˌfō-tō-ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

photogeologist

ˌfō-tō-ˌjē-ˈä-lə-jist 

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for photogeology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• histopathology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology