"lithology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lithologies [plural]
Etymology: litho- + -ology Etymology templates: {{confix|en|litho|ology}} litho- + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lithology (countable and uncountable, plural lithologies)
  1. (uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification. Tags: uncountable Translations (the study of rocks): 岩石学 (yánshíxué) (Chinese Mandarin), litologie [feminine] (Czech), litologia (Finnish), lithologie [feminine] (French), आश्मिकी (āśmikī) (Hindi), liteolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), litologia [feminine] (Italian), litología [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lithology-en-noun-zH8CrpB5 Disambiguation of 'the study of rocks': 95 5
  2. (countable) The general composition of a rock or rock sequence. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-lithology-en-noun-PT~4ZTgZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with litho-, English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with litho-: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: astrolithology, lithologic, lithological, lithologically, lithologist, phytolithology

Inflected forms

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