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petrography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
pet-rog-ra-phy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The art of writing on stone.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English petrography From petro- + -graphy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

petrographies (plural) petrog. (alternative) petrogr. (alternative)

Derived Forms

micropetrography

Frequently Paired Words

mineralogy

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does petrography mean?
The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
Where does petrography come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā)bor. Latin petrader. English petro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English petrography From petro- + -graphy.

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