PETROLOGY


Meaning of PETROLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈträ-lə-jē, pe- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1811

: a science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks

• pet·ro·log·ic ˌpe-trə-ˈlä-jik or pet·ro·log·i·cal -ji-kəl adjective

• pet·ro·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• pe·trol·o·gist pə-ˈträ-lə-jist, pe- noun

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