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petrology [pi-trol-uh-jee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of petrology First recorded in 1805–15; petro-1 + -logy Related formspet·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 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for petrology Historical Examples of petrology
The petrology of these may be divided into four type classes:—1.
Early Days in North Queensland
Edward Palmer
Petrology entered upon a new and wider field of investigation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6
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He was distinguished for his researches on mineralogy, crystallography and petrology.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7
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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 investigation of the crust belongs to geology and of rocks in particular to petrology.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9
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British Dictionary definitions for petrology petrology noun plural -gies the study of the composition, origin, structure, and formation of rocksAbbreviation: petrol Derived Formspetrological (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 Word Origin and History for petrology n.
1811 (erroneously as petralogy), from petro- (1) “rock” + -ology.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper petrology in Science 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.
