'Petrography' definitions:

Definition of 'Petrography'

From: GCIDE
  • Petrography \Pe*trog"ra*phy\, n. [Petro + -graphy.]
  • 1. The art of writing on stone. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology. [1913 Webster]