lithology : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lithology	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for lithology
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lithology n the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification Synonym(s): petrology, lithology
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lithology \Lithol"ogy\, 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. 2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.