petrography

English

Alternative forms

• petrog., petrogr. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From petro- +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

petrography (countable and uncountable, plural petrographies)

1. (petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
2. The art of writing on stone.

Translations

the branch of petrology

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 岩相學 / 岩相学 (yánxiàngxué), 岩類學 / 岩类学 (yánlèixué), 岩石記述學 / 岩石记述学 (yánshíjìshùxué)

• Finnish: petrografia
• French: pétrographie (fr) f
• German: Petrografie f
• Italian: petrografia (it) f
• Japanese: 記述岩石学 (きじゅつがんせきがく, kijutsugansekigaku), 記載岩石学 (きさいがんせきがく, kisaigansekigaku), 岩石記載学 (がんせききさいがく, gansekikisaigaku)
• Latvian: petrogrāfija f
• Portuguese: petrografia f
• Romanian: petrografie (ro) f
• Spanish: petrografía (es) f

See also

• mineralogy

Further reading

• petrography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pterography, typographer