aerogeology

noun

aero·​ge·​ol·​o·​gy

¦er-ō-jē-¦ä-lə-jē

: the study of geological features by aerial observation and aerophotography

Word History

Etymology

aero- + geology

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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