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Noun: geomorphology  ,jee-u-mor'fó-lu-jee
  1. The branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
    "Geomorphology explains how river valleys and mountain ranges are formed";
    - morphology

Derived forms: geomorphologies

Type of: geophysical science, geophysics

Encyclopedia: Geomorphology