How do you use Petrology in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lithology or morphology, plus the exact meaning.
Petrology in a sentence
Petrology meaning
The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
Synonyms of Petrology
Using Petrology
- The main meaning on this page is: The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
- Useful related words include: lithology, morphology, geomorphology.
Context around Petrology
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Petrology
- In this selection, "petrology" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rock and photomicrograph stand out and add context to how "petrology" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include petrology photomicrograph of and the rock petrology is also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "petrology" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with petrology
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Microscopic analysis of the rock ( petrology ) is also sometimes useful in confirming that a given segment of rock is from a particular age. (23 words)
Petrology Photomicrograph of a volcanic (basaltic) sand grain ; upper picture is plane-polarized light, bottom picture is cross-polarized light, scale box at left-center is 0.25 millimeter. (29 words)
Petrology Photomicrograph of a volcanic (basaltic) sand grain ; upper picture is plane-polarized light, bottom picture is cross-polarized light, scale box at left-center is 0.25 millimeter. (29 words)
Microscopic analysis of the rock ( petrology ) is also sometimes useful in confirming that a given segment of rock is from a particular age. (23 words)
Example sentences (2)
Microscopic analysis of the rock ( petrology ) is also sometimes useful in confirming that a given segment of rock is from a particular age.
Petrology Photomicrograph of a volcanic (basaltic) sand grain ; upper picture is plane-polarized light, bottom picture is cross-polarized light, scale box at left-center is 0.25 millimeter.