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lithology

N การศึกษา ส่วนประกอบ ของ หิน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LITHOLOGY

n.[Gr. stone, and discourse. ] 1. The science or natural history of stones.
2. A treatise on stones found in the body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LITHOLOGY

Li *thol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Litho- + -logy: cf. F. lithologie. ]

 

1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: A treatise on stones found in the body.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lithology

li thol o gy |liˈTHäləjē ləˈθɑləʤi | ▶noun the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks. Compare with petrology. • the general physical characteristics of a rock or the rocks in a particular area: the lithology of South Dakota. DERIVATIVES lith o log ic |ˌliTHəˈläjik |adjective, lith o log i cal |ˌliTHəˈläjikəl |adjective, lith o log i cal ly |ˌliTHəˈläjik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

lithology

lithology |lɪˈθɒlədʒi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the study of the general physical characteristics of rocks. Compare with petrology. • the general physical characteristics of a rock or the rocks in a particular area: the lithology of South Wales. DERIVATIVES lithologic adjective, lithological |-θəˈlɒdʒɪk (ə )l |adjective, lithologically adverb