petrology

[ pi-trol-uh-jee ]
/ pɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis.

Origin of petrology

First recorded in 1805–15; petro-1 + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM petrology

pet·ro·log·ic [pe-truh-loj-ik] /ˌpɛ trəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, pet·ro·log·i·cal, adjective pet·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverb pe·trol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby petrology

petroleum jelly, petrolhead, petrolic, petroliferous, petrolina, petrology, petromastoid, petronel, petronius, petropavlovsk, petropavlovsk-kamchatski

Example sentences from the Web for petrologist

  • From a climber's rather than a petrologist's point of view, volcanic rocks are liable to seem both very hard and very brittle.

    The Alps |Martin Conway

British Dictionary definitions for petrologist

petrology
/ (pɛˈtrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

the study of the composition, origin, structure, and formation of rocks Abbreviation: petrol

Derived forms of petrology

petrological (ˌpɛtrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective petrologically, adverb petrologist, noun

Scientific definitions for petrologist

petrology
[ pə-trŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of the origin, composition, and structure of rocks.