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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CETOLOGY

From Latin cētus whale.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CETOLOGY

cetology  [siːˈtɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CETOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cetology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CETOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cetology

Cetology or Whalelore is the branch of marine mammal science that studies the approximately eighty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoise in the scientific order Cetacea. Cetologists, or those who practice cetology, seek to understand and explain cetacean evolution, distribution, morphology, behavior, community dynamics, and other topics.

Definition of cetology in the English dictionary

The definition of cetology in the dictionary is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CETOLOGY


climatology
ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ
cosmetology
ˌkɒzmɛˈtɒlədʒɪ
cytology
saɪˈtɒlədʒɪ
dermatology
ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
gerontology
ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
haematology
ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
hematology
ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
hepatology
ˌhɛpəˈtɒlədʒɪ
histology
hɪˈstɒlədʒɪ
neonatology
ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒlədʒɪ
ontology
ɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
otology
əʊˈtɒlədʒɪ
paleontology
ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒɪ
parasitology
ˌpærəsaɪˈtɒlədʒɪ
primatology
ˌpraɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ
proctology
prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ
rheumatology
ˌruːməˈtɒlədʒɪ
Scientology
ˌsaɪənˈtɒlədʒɪ
tautology
tɔːˈtɒlədʒɪ
teratology
ˌtɛrəˈtɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CETOLOGY

cetacean
cetane
cetane number
cetane rating
cete
ceterach
ceteris paribus
Ceti
Cetinje
Cetnik
cetological
cetologist
cetrimide
Cetshwayo
Cetti´s warbler
Cetus
cetyl
Ceuta
cevapcici
ceviche

WORDS THAT END LIKE CETOLOGY

archaeology
astrology
biology
biotechnology
ecology
genealogy
geology
information technology
methodology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pathology
pharmacology
physiology
psychology
sociology
technology
terminology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of cetology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cetology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CETOLOGY

Find out the translation of cetology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cetology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cetology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cetology
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cetology
570 millions of speakers

English

cetology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cetology
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cetology
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cetology
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cetology
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cetology
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cétologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cetologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cetology
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cetology
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cetology
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cetology
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cetology
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திமிங்கில ஆய்வு நூல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅटोलॉजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

setoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cetologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cetology
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cetology
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cetology
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cetology
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cetology
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cetology
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cetology
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cetology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CETOLOGY»

The term «cetology» is used very little and occupies the 156.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CETOLOGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cetology» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cetology» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cetology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CETOLOGY»

Discover the use of cetology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cetology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tolerable Entertainment: Herman Melville and Professionalism ...
Cetology: "Enlarged" Understandings vs. "Subtle" Critiques Moby-Dickis, by all accounts, a famous book in American culture. But no element of Moby-Dick is more famous, or perhaps more infamous, than the "cetology" section. The word ...
John Evelev, 2006
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Herman Melville: Reassessments
In 'Cetology' (Ch. 31), for instance, Melville's seeming book-categorization of whales comes over accurately enough; but in no way can it be thought simply a literal 'cetological System' (117). It offers no less than bibliographical pastiche, ...
A. Robert Lee, 1984
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Cetology
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Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, John McBrewster, 2011
4
The Stelliferous Fold: Toward a Virtual Law of Literature's ...
“First: The uncertain, unsettled condition of this science of Cetology is in the very vestibule attested by the fact, that in some quarters it still remains a moot point whether a whale be a fish” (1 18). By definition cetology can only be a science, ...
Rodolphe Gasché, 2011
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Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
But the most important planetary device is provided by the cetology chapters. Ahab's quest is associated with the kinetic, linear element of the story - the onrushing narrative. The cetology chapters, with their relatively static, discursive ...
Nick Selby, 1998
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Moby Dick
Nevertheless, though of real knowledges there be little, yet of books there are plenty ; and so in some small degree, with cetology, or the science of whales. Many are the men, small and great, old and new, landsmen and seamen, who have at ...
Herman Melville, 1892
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Articles on Cetology, Including: Paul Spong, Michael Bigg, ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Herman Melville's Moby Dick: A Midwest Journal Writers' Club ...
Chapter. 32. Cetology. Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored harborless immensities. Ere that come to pass; ere the Pequod's weedy hull rolls side by side with the barnacled hulls of the ...
Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Midwest Journal Writers' Club
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1851 Novels: Moby-Dick, Herman Melville, Adaptations of ...
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Source Wikipedia, 2013
10
Moby-Dick
Chapter. ThirtyTwo. Cetology. Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harborless immensities. Ere thatcometopass; ere the Pequod's weedy hull rolls side by side with the barnacled hulls of the ...
Herman Melville, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CETOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cetology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bluegrass at the Opera House, an Independence Day Salute in the …
And what about those long (so, so long) chapters on cetology and ship rigging? But at its heart, “Moby Dick” is a story about the obsessions that ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
2
Lookingglass Theatre moves Moby-Dick from sea to sky
... his creator tends to get distracted, repeatedly breaking away from the narrative to teach us lessons on sailing and the finer points of cetology. «Chicago Reader, Jun 15»
3
The Grey Grampus or Risso's Dolphin
Cetology is the branch of marine science associated with the study of cetaceans. The order Cetacea contains about ninety species, all marine ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jun 15»
4
Stanford literary scholar: White whales and the 'Melville Effect'
According to Boone, Melville's genre-mixing writing – (in)famous for its long digressions on whaling technique and cetology interpolated with ... «Stanford Report, May 15»
5
Cetacean Heresies: How the Chromatic Truthometer Busts the …
Remember all those dull, grey or greyish beaked whales you've seen in all the mainstream cetology books? To that, we can say pah!, and... no! «Scientific American, Apr 15»
6
UCR professor receives $5 million to hunt Moby Dick
UCR Professor of Cetology Captain Ahab has been awarded a $5 ... The UCR School of Cetology has consistently been ranked first in the ... «Highlander Newspaper, Mar 15»
7
Museum acquires whale recordings
“They will be a major component in the planned upgrades to our cetology exhibits in the coming two years and are an enormous asset to our ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Mar 15»
8
Study of Whales
I was not familiar with CETOLOGY, the study of whales; I'm not anti-academia by any stretch of the imagination, but words like that make me ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
9
Questlove Gave Us a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of His Miami Food …
... inventors in the Middle East, Jack Ruby's Carousel Club, tomatoes, shoes, Bill Cosby, and the cetology chapters of Moby-Dick (in two separate conversations). «Vanity Fair, Dec 14»
10
5 Scientific Inaccuracies You Didn't Know Were In 'Moby-Dick'
When describing killer whales in the cetology section, Melville writes that the name seems redundant, "For we are all killers, on land and on sea ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»

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