pedology

English

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”) +‎ -logy.

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.

Related terms

• pedoclimate

Translations

soil science

• Catalan: pedologia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土壤学 (zh) (tǔrǎngxué), 土壤学 (zh) (tǔrǎngxué)

• Dutch: pedologie (nl) f
• Finnish: pedologia
• French: pédologie (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Pedologie (de) f
• Italian: pedologia (it) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: pedología f
• Tagalog: palasulipan

See also

• edaphology
• soil scientist

Etymology 2

pedo- +‎ -logy, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek: παῖς (paîs, “child”) and -λογία (-logía, “branch of study, to speak”).

Alternative forms

• pædology (British)
• paedology (British)
• paidology

Noun

pedology (uncountable)

1. The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Translations

study of children's behaviour

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 兒科學／儿科学 (zh), 儿科学 (zh) (érkēxué)

• Dutch: pedologie (nl) f
• Finnish: pedologia
• French: pédologie (fr) f, paidologie f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Pädologie (de) f
• Italian: pedologia (it) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: paidología f

Related terms

• pedologic, pedological
• pedologist