Crustalogy

/krʌˈstæləˌdʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of crusts, their formation, composition, and behavior, particularly regarding Earth's outer crust.

Etymology

From crust (Latin crusta meaning 'shell') plus -logy (Greek -logia meaning 'study of'). It's a specialized field examining all aspects of crusty layers.

Kelly Says

Crustalogy helped scientists understand that the continents we see today have been rearranged multiple times—the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart just 200 million years ago, and before that were other configurations going back billions of years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክርስታሎሎጂ
kris-ta-lo-lo-jee
ARالعربية
علم الطبقات (علم الطبقات)
ʿilm al-ṭabāqāt
BNবাংলা
ক্রিস্টালোজী
kris-ta-lo-jee
CACatalà
cristal·logia
kris-ta-lo-lo-jee-ah
CSČeština
krystalografie
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-eh
DADansk
krystallografi
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee
DEDeutsch
Crustalogie
kroos-ta-lo-gee
ELΕλληνικά
κρυσταλλογραφία
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-ah
ESEspañol
crustalogía
kroos-ta-lo-hee-ah
FAفارسی
ک리스تالوگرافی
kris-ta-la-lo-gee
FISuomi
kristallografia
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-ah
FRFrançais
crustalogie
kroos-ta-lo-jee
GUGU
ક્રિસ્ટાલોજી
kris-ta-lo-jee
HAHA
kera-kera
ke-ra-ke-ra
HEעברית
קריסטלגרפיה
kri-stal-gra-fee-ah
HIहिन्दी
भू-कठोर विज्ञान (भू-कठोर विज्ञान)
bhū-kathora vigyan
HUMagyar
kristálytan
kris-ta-ly-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
kristalogi
kris-ta-lo-gee
IGIG
akụkụ-akụkụ
a-ku-ku-a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
crustalogia
kroos-ta-lo-gee-ah
JA日本語
地殻学 (ちかくがく)
chika-ku-ga-ku
KKKK
кристаллография
kristal-lo-grafi-ya
KMKM
គម្រោង ក្រីស្ថាល
ko-mra-ong kri-stha-al
KO한국어
각질학 (각질학)
gak-jil-hak
MRMR
कृष्‍टलशास्त्र
kris-hta-la-sha-stra
MSBahasa Melayu
kristalogi
kris-ta-lo-gee
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးတုံးပညာ
kye-ta-ton-pa-nya
NLNederlands
kristallographie
kristal-lo-gra-fee
NONorsk
krystallografi
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਲੋજੀ
kris-ta-lo-jee
PLPolski
krystalografia
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-ah
PTPortuguês
crustalogia
kroos-ta-lo-gee-ah
RORomână
cristalografie
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-eh
RUРусский
кристаллография
kristallo-grafi-ya
SVSvenska
kristallografi
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee
SWKiswahili
kristalografia
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee-ah
TAதமிழ்
கிருஸ்தலவியல்
kri-shta-la-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్టల్‌లోజీ
kri-sthal-lo-jee
THไทย
วิทยาศาสตร์เปลือกโลก
wit-ya-sa-at-sa-nep-lauk-lok
TLTL
kristalograpiya
kris-ta-lo-gra-pee-ah
TRTürkçe
kabukbilim
ka-buk-bi-lim
UKУкраїнська
кристалографія
kristal-o-grafi-ya
URاردو
کرسٹالوجی
krus-ta-lo-jee
VITiếng Việt
học thuyết địa壳
hoc-thuyet-dia-khe
YOYO
kristalografi
kris-ta-lo-gra-fee
ZH中文
地壳学 (dìké xué)
di3-ke3 xue2
ZUZU
ukristaloloji
u-kris-ta-lo-lo-jee

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