Definitions For Petrography

Noun

PETROGRAPHY. (countable and uncountable, plural PETROGRAPHYs) (petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks. The art of writing on stone.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 岩相學 (yánxiàngxué), 岩類學 (yánlèixué), 岩石記述學 (yánshíjìshùxué) Finnish: petrografia French: pétrographie, f German: Petrografie, f Italian: petrografia, 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, f Spanish: petrografía, f

Alternative forms

petrog., petrogr. {{qualifier, abbreviations}}

Etymology

{{confix, en, petro, graphy}}

See also

mineralogy

Anagrams

pterography, typographer