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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification;
[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. [1913 Webster] 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]