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petrography

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noun petrographies · petrog. · petrogr.

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

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noun the branch of petrology

Españolpetrografía
日本語記述岩石学 kijutsugansekigaku, 記載岩石学 kisaigansekigaku, 岩石記載学 gansekikisaigaku
中文岩相學 /岩相学 yánxiàngxué, 岩類學 /岩类学 yánlèixué, 岩石記述學 /岩石记述学 yánshíjìshùxué
Portuguêspetrografia
Françaispétrographie
DeutschPetrografie
Italianopetrografia
Românăpetrografie

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@misc{petrography_2026,
  title = {petrography},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petrography},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}