'Lithology' definitions:
Definition of 'lithology'
(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology]
Definition of 'Lithology'
From: GCIDE
- 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]