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Geology vs Ethnology - What's the difference?

geology | ethnology |

As nouns the difference between geology and ethnology

is that geology is the science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks while ethnology is the branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

geology

English

Noun

(geologies)
  • The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * astrogeology * geological * geologist * geologic * hydrogeology * nongeology * petrogeology * photogeology * radiogeology

    ethnology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

    • Related terms

    * ethnic * ethnography * ethnologist

    See also

    * ethology

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ethnology") * * English words suffixed with -ology