PETROLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does petrology mean? 

• PETROLOGY (noun)
  The noun PETROLOGY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification

  Familiarity information: PETROLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PETROLOGY (noun)

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Meaning:

The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

lithology; petrology

Hypernyms ("petrology" is a kind of...):

geomorphology; morphology (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)