lithology [li-thol-uh-jee] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Geology.
- (loosely) petrology.
- the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- Medicine/Medical. the study of the formation, pathology, and treatment of stones in the human body.
Origin of lithology First recorded in 1710–20; litho- + -logy Related formslith·o·log·ic [lith-uh-loj-ik] /ˌlɪθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, lith·o·log·i·cal, adjectivelith·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for lithology Historical Examples of lithology
The second year’s work with lithology is carried on largely in the same way as with mineralogy.
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, September 1899
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It is nearly impossible to provide so abundantly, however, as for mineralogy and lithology.
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, September 1899
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His observations on the lithology of the deposits accumulated beneath the sea were of special interest and importance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10
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We might say that a ‘young lady, eminent for great skill in lithology, famed as the discoverer,’ etc.
R. D. Blackmore
Stone, as in lithology, the branch of medical science, relating to calculi or concretions.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
British Dictionary definitions for lithology lithology noun
- the physical characteristics of a rock, including colour, composition, and texture
- the study of rocks
Derived Formslithologic (ˌlɪθəˈlɒdʒɪk) or lithological, adjectivelithologically, adverblithologist, noun Word Origin and History for lithology n.
study of rock-formation, 1716, from Modern Latin lithologia, from litho- + -logia (see -logy).
lithology in Science lithology [lĭ-thŏl′ə-jē]
- The scientific study and description of rocks, especially at the macroscopic level, in terms of their color, texture, and composition.
- The gross physical character of a rock or rock formation.