Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mineralogy

/ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
min-er-al-o-gy
IPA
/ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mineral materials.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A treatise on mineralogy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/
  • British English: /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mineralogies (plural) minerology (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

biomineralogy micromineralogy mineralogic mineralogical mineralogize

Phrases

soil mineralogy

Frequently Paired Words

mineralogist gemology petrography

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce mineralogy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/.
What does mineralogy mean?
The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
Where does mineralogy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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