petrology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pəˈtɹɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (US)
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- /pɪˈtɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English petrology From petro- + -logy.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| petrologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
nl steenkunde (the study of rock) · es petrología (the study of rock) · ro petrologie (the study of rock) · it petrologia (the study of rock) · tl dalubbatuhan (the study of rock) · ml ശിലാവിജ്ഞാനം (the study of rock) · vi thạch luận (the study of rock) · no petrologi (the study of rock) · sq petrologjía (the study of rock) · cmn 岩石學 /岩石学 (the study of rock) · gl petroloxía (the study of rock) · de Gesteinskunde (the study of rock) · ca petrologia (the study of rock) · ja 岩石学 (the study of rock) · ta பாறையியல் (the study of rock) · fi petrologia (the study of rock) · da petrologi (the study of rock) · ba петрология (the study of rock) · kk петрология (the study of rock) · ky петрология (the study of rock) · de Petrologie (the study of rock) · sq petrologjí (the study of rock) · pt petrologia (the study of rock) · fr pétrologie (the study of rock) · sw petrolojia (the study of rock)