Ology
suffix
In the names of sciences or disciplines, 'ology' is used to show the study or science related to a particular subject.
Biology is the study of living organisms.
Often appears as...
- biology
- psychology
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Academic
suffix
In the names of sciences or disciplines, 'ology' is used to show the study or science related to a particular subject.
Biology is the study of living organisms.
Often appears as...
- biology
- psychology
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Science Indicators
The suffix 'ology' indicates a field of scientific study or academic discipline.
Meteorology involves the study of atmospheric phenomena and weather forecasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Science
'Ology' can refer to nonscientific studies too, denoting just a field of knowledge.
Folklorology is the study of folklore and cultural traditions, not strictly a science.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Endings
Many academic fields ending in 'ology' also have a corresponding 'ologist' who studies that field.
A paleontologist studies paleontology, the science of ancient life and fossils.
Pro Tip 1/3Science Indicators
The suffix 'ology' indicates a field of scientific study or academic discipline.
Meteorology involves the study of atmospheric phenomena and weather forecasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Science
'Ology' can refer to nonscientific studies too, denoting just a field of knowledge.
Folklorology is the study of folklore and cultural traditions, not strictly a science.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Endings
Many academic fields ending in 'ology' also have a corresponding 'ologist' who studies that field.
A paleontologist studies paleontology, the science of ancient life and fossils.
Pro Tip 1/3Science Indicators
The suffix 'ology' indicates a field of scientific study or academic discipline.
Meteorology involves the study of atmospheric phenomena and weather forecasting.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Science
'Ology' can refer to nonscientific studies too, denoting just a field of knowledge.
Folklorology is the study of folklore and cultural traditions, not strictly a science.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Endings
Many academic fields ending in 'ology' also have a corresponding 'ologist' who studies that field.
A paleontologist studies paleontology, the science of ancient life and fossils.
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Jason De León: Decoding...
so even migrants are trying to make light of this very grave situation at times and the archaeology can be really helpful to get at these stories and then to combine them with the narratives of migrants themselves and we can able we can also use our key ology to look at change over time sometimes just a couple of years so in the beginning migrants
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The Power Struggle of...
gray as opposed to black and white that's looking at it from a very political point of view but also looking from the point of view of the different characters around Jesus at the time and bacey taking it from an historical point of view and removing a certain element of the mythology but allowing them people to envy with ology into that character
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Can we domesticate...
called Boyd's malaria ology but almost no malaria experts even though it exists this is important because it tells us that if you have moderate biting densities you can eradicate malaria by mosquito proofing houses now I would suggest that you could do this in a lot of places like you know sub tear and just as you get into the malaria zone
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Perspective is...
discipline called proxy ology which is a prior discipline to the study of economics proxy ology is the study of human choice action and decision-making I think they're right I think the danger we have in today's world is we have the study of economics
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Epic Fails of...
us an opportunity to fail bigger that's I mean one of the things that is important though is it's always people operating tech ology so you're never going to get rid of the person because technology can only do what we tell it to do it's not
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Clues to prehistoric...
because ichthyology is the only "ology" with "YOLO" in it. Now, to the cool kids in the audience, you already know, YOLO stands for "you only live once," and because I only have one life, I'm going to spend it doing what I always dreamt of
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DODDS Finalist PIPE...
grow up I'd like to be either a meteorologist on an astronomer after geography meteorology and astronomy are my two other favorite subjects these two subjects are very important for our future with your ology because the earth
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HIV and flu -- the...
mild I say luckily in part because virtually no one in the developing world was vaccinated so if we have the political and financial foresight to sustain our investments we will master these and new tools of X and ology and
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Encouraging curiosity-dri...
my proposal to solving the obesity problem but then I took a step back i thought what does this all mean to physics of transit ology other parasites are out there that are utilizing this physics for unintended consequences
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On positive psychology -...
mindfulness that amplify them that stretch them over time in space but the pleasant life has three drawbacks and it's why positive psychology is not happy ology and why it doesn't end here
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Jason De León: Decoding...
so even migrants are trying to make light of this very grave situation at times and the archaeology can be really helpful to get at these stories and then to combine them with the narratives of migrants themselves and we can able we can also use our key ology to look at change over time sometimes just a couple of years so in the beginning migrants
Video examples
The Power Struggle of...
gray as opposed to black and white that's looking at it from a very political point of view but also looking from the point of view of the different characters around Jesus at the time and bacey taking it from an historical point of view and removing a certain element of the mythology but allowing them people to envy with ology into that character
Video examples
Can we domesticate...
called Boyd's malaria ology but almost no malaria experts even though it exists this is important because it tells us that if you have moderate biting densities you can eradicate malaria by mosquito proofing houses now I would suggest that you could do this in a lot of places like you know sub tear and just as you get into the malaria zone
Video examples
Perspective is...
discipline called proxy ology which is a prior discipline to the study of economics proxy ology is the study of human choice action and decision-making I think they're right I think the danger we have in today's world is we have the study of economics
Video examples
Epic Fails of...
us an opportunity to fail bigger that's I mean one of the things that is important though is it's always people operating tech ology so you're never going to get rid of the person because technology can only do what we tell it to do it's not
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Clues to prehistoric...
because ichthyology is the only "ology" with "YOLO" in it. Now, to the cool kids in the audience, you already know, YOLO stands for "you only live once," and because I only have one life, I'm going to spend it doing what I always dreamt of
Video examples
DODDS Finalist PIPE...
grow up I'd like to be either a meteorologist on an astronomer after geography meteorology and astronomy are my two other favorite subjects these two subjects are very important for our future with your ology because the earth
Video examples
HIV and flu -- the...
mild I say luckily in part because virtually no one in the developing world was vaccinated so if we have the political and financial foresight to sustain our investments we will master these and new tools of X and ology and
Video examples
Encouraging curiosity-dri...
my proposal to solving the obesity problem but then I took a step back i thought what does this all mean to physics of transit ology other parasites are out there that are utilizing this physics for unintended consequences
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On positive psychology -...
mindfulness that amplify them that stretch them over time in space but the pleasant life has three drawbacks and it's why positive psychology is not happy ology and why it doesn't end here
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