PETROGRAPHY


Meaning of PETROGRAPHY in English

Pronunciation: p ə - ' trä-gr ə -f ē , pe-

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin petrographia, from petr- + Latin -graphia -graphy

Date: 1651

: the description and systematic classification of rocks

– pe · trog · ra · pher \ -f ə r \ noun

– pet · ro · graph · ic \ ˌ pe-tr ə - ' gra-fik \ or pet · ro · graph · i · cal \ -fi-k ə l \ adjective

– pet · ro · graph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.