"lithology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lithologies [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with litho- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with litho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'the study of rocks': 96 4
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with litho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: astrolithology, lithologic, lithological, lithologically, lithologist, phytolithology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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