The branch of geology concerned with the structure of rock formations, crustal regions, etc., and the way in which these have formed and developed; (also) the geological aspects of a formation, region, etc., studied from this perspective.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Geologist.
Definition of structural geology in US English:
structural geology
noun
The branch of geology concerned with the structure of rock formations, crustal regions, etc., and the way in which these have formed and developed; (also) the geological aspects of a formation, region, etc., studied from this perspective.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Geologist.