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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain go
the content of a particular field of knowledge

study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge

science, scientific discipline go
a particular branch of scientific knowledge

natural science go
the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

earth science go
any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts

geology
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

noun.cognition

8 Subcategories

hypsography go
the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
paleogeology, palaeogeology go
the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks
geophysics, geophysical science go
geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth
orology, orography go
the science of mountains
stratigraphy go
the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
mineralogy go
the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
speleology, spelaeology go
the scientific study of caves
economic geology go
the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials