1.
[syn: petrology, lithology]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lithology \Li*thol"o*gy\, n. [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.
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2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lithology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and
formation and mineral composition and classification [syn:
petrology, lithology]