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Webster 1913 Edition


Lithology

Li-thol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[
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.)
A treatise on stones found in the body.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lithology

LITHOL'OGY

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

Definition 2024


lithology

lithology

English

Noun

lithology (plural lithologies)

  1. The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
  2. The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.

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