PETROGRAPHY


Meaning of PETROGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈträ-grə-fē, pe- ]

noun

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

Date: 1651

: the description and systematic classification of rocks

• pe·trog·ra·pher -fər noun

• pet·ro·graph·ic ˌpe-trə-ˈgra-fik or pet·ro·graph·i·cal -fi-kəl adjective

• pet·ro·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.