MINERALOGY


Meaning of MINERALOGY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ mi-n ə - ' rä-l ə -j ē , - ' ra-

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from New Latin *mineralogia, irregular from Medieval Latin minerale + Latin -logia -logy

Date: 1690

1 : a science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them

2 : the mineralogical characteristics of an area, a rock, or a rock formation

– min · er · al · og · i · cal \ ˌ mi-n ə -r ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l, ˌ min-r ə - \ also min · er · al · og · ic \ - ' lä-jik \ adjective

– min · er · al · og · i · cal · ly \ - ' lä-ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

– min · er · al · o · gist \ ˌ mi-n ə - ' rä-l ə -jist, - ' ra- \ noun

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