lithology

English

Etymology

litho- +‎ -ology

Noun

lithology (countable and uncountable, plural lithologies)

1. The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
2. The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.

Derived terms

• astrolithology
• lithologic
• lithological
• lithologically
• lithologist
• phytolithology

 

Translations

the study of rocks

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 岩石学 (zh) (yánshíxué)

• Czech: litologie f
• Finnish: litologia
• French: lithologie (fr) f
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• Irish: liteolaíocht f
• Italian: litologia (it) f
• Spanish: litología f