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petrology
[ pi-trol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis.
petrology
/ ˌpɛtrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; pɛˈtrɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of the composition, origin, structure, and formation of rocks petrol
petrology
/ pə-trŏl′ə-jē /
- The scientific study of the origin, composition, and structure of rocks.
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Derived Forms
- petrological, adjective
- ˌpetroˈlogically, adverb
- peˈtrologist, noun
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Other Words From
- pet·ro·log·ic [pe-tr, uh, -, loj, -ik], petro·logi·cal adjective
- petro·logi·cal·ly adverb
- pe·trolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petrology1
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Example Sentences
The more technical portions of the subject, such as petrology and palontology, he considers in much less detail.
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Many of the more specialised branches of geology, such as petrology, were as yet in a very rudimentary state.
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The details of this subject will be found in the article Petrology.
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I got the title of professor from a college back East where I lecture occasionally on mineralogy and petrology.
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The investigation of the crust belongs to geology and of rocks in particular to petrology.
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