English noun: geomorphology | |||
| 1. | geomorphology (cognition) the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | ||
| Synonyms | morphology | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geophysical science, geophysics | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lithology, petrology, plate tectonic theory, plate tectonics, tectonics | ||