Meanings
nounpetrology (usually uncountable, plural petrologies)
plural petrologies
- uncountableusuallygeographyThe study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπέτρᾱ (pétrā)
- Latinpetra
- Englishpetro-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishpetrology
Translations
Catalan petrologia
- petrologiathe study of rock
Chinese Mandarin 岩石學 /岩石学
- 岩石學 /岩石学 (yánshíxué)the study of rock
Danish petrologi
- petrologithe study of rock
Dutch steenkunde
- steenkundethe study of rock
Finnish petrologia
- petrologiathe study of rock
French pétrologie
- pétrologiethe study of rock
German Petrologie, Gesteinskunde
- Petrologiethe study of rock
- Gesteinskundethe study of rock
Italian petrologia
- petrologiathe study of rock
Japanese 岩石学
- 岩石学 (gansekigaku)the study of rock
Norwegian petrologi
- petrologithe study of rock
Portuguese petrologia
- petrologiathe study of rock
Romanian petrologie
- petrologiethe study of rock
Spanish petrología
- petrologíathe study of rock
Swahili petrolojia
- petrolojiathe study of rock
Tagalog dalubbatuhan
- dalubbatuhanthe study of rock
Tamil பாறையியல்
- பாறையியல் (pāṟaiyiyal)the study of rock
Vietnamese thạch luận
- thạch luậnthe study of rock
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with petrology
technologypsychologybiologymethodologyecologypathologypharmacologytheologyastrologygeologyanthropologyarchaeologymythologyradiologytopologyanthologynanotechnologyideologyneurologycardiologydermatologymorphologyontologyapology
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Cite this entry
APA
petrology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrology
MLA
“petrology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrology.
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