transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmi-nə-ˈrä-lə-jē, -ˈra- ]
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 ˌmi-nə-rə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌmin-rə- also min·er·al·og·ic -ˈlä-jik adjective
• min·er·al·og·i·cal·ly -ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē adverb
• min·er·al·o·gist ˌmi-nə-ˈrä-lə-jist, -ˈra- noun