PETROLOGY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

lithology; petrology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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)

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