petrology

[ pi-trol-uh-jee ]

/ pɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis.

Origin of petrology

First recorded in 1805–15; petro-¹ + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM petrology

pet·ro·log·ic

[pe-truh-loj-ik], /ˌpɛ trəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, pet·ro·log·i·cal, adjectivepet·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpe·trol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby petrology

petroleum jelly, petrolhead, petrolic, petroliferous, Petrolina, petrology, petrol pump, petrol station, petromastoid, petronel, Petronius

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Example sentences from the Web for petrology

He was distinguished for his researches on mineralogy, crystallography and petrology.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
Petrology entered upon a new and wider field of investigation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
I got the title of professor from a college back East where I lecture occasionally on mineralogy and petrology.
Frontier Boys in the South Seas|Wyn Roosevelt
The more technical portions of the subject, such as petrology and palontology, he considers in much less detail.
James Geikie|Marion I. Newbigin

The investigation of the crust belongs to geology and of rocks in particular to petrology.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

British Dictionary definitions for petrology

petrology

/ (pɛˈtrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

the study of the composition, origin, structure, and formation of rocksAbbreviation: petrol

Derived forms of petrology

petrological (ˌpɛtrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepetrologically, adverbpetrologist, noun

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Scientific definitions for petrology

petrology

[ pə-trŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of the origin, composition, and structure of rocks.

单词	petrology
释义	petrology [ pi-trol-uh-jee ] / pɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi / noun the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis. Origin of petrology First recorded in 1805–15; petro-¹ + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM petrology pet·ro·log·ic [pe-truh-loj-ik], /ˌpɛ trəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, pet·ro·log·i·cal, adjectivepet·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpe·trol·o·gist, noun Words nearby petrology petroleum jelly, petrolhead, petrolic, petroliferous, Petrolina, petrology, petrol pump, petrol station, petromastoid, petronel, Petronius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for petrology He was distinguished for his researches on mineralogy, crystallography and petrology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7\|Various Petrology entered upon a new and wider field of investigation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various I got the title of professor from a college back East where I lecture occasionally on mineralogy and petrology. Frontier Boys in the South Seas\|Wyn Roosevelt The more technical portions of the subject, such as petrology and palontology, he considers in much less detail. James Geikie\|Marion I. Newbigin The investigation of the crust belongs to geology and of rocks in particular to petrology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various British Dictionary definitions for petrology petrology / (pɛˈtrɒlədʒɪ) / noun plural -gies the study of the composition, origin, structure, and formation of rocksAbbreviation: petrol Derived forms of petrology petrological (ˌpɛtrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepetrologically, adverbpetrologist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for petrology petrology [ pə-trŏl′ə-jē ] The scientific study of the origin, composition, and structure of rocks. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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