The action of petrifying something; the condition or process of being petrified; conversion into stone or a stony substance; an instance of this; (Ge…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [noun] (21) petrifaction?a1425 The action of petrifying something; the condition or process of being petrified; conversion into stone or a stony substance; an instance of this; (Ge… petrification1611 Conversion into stone or a stony substance; = petrifaction, n. 1a. lapidification1626 The action or process of converting or being converted into stone. lapidescence1649 Lapidescent condition; petrifaction. petrescency1662 The process of forming calculi. petrifying1712 A petrified object; = petrifaction, n. 2. Obsolete. rare. petrescence?1797 Petrified matter, rock; the process of becoming petrified. lithification1872 The process of forming into stone. petrogenesis1886 The formation of rocks, esp. igneous and metamorphic rocks. Also: the branch of geology concerned with this. lithogeny1888 (a) the formation of calculi (New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1889); (b) Geology (rare) = lithogenesis n. above. lithifaction1893 = lithification, n. lithogenesis1909 petrogeny1937 = petrogenesis, n. Frequently in petrogeny's residua system, a liquid system consisting of the molten oxides of aluminium, sodium, potassium, and… Subcategories:— one who or that which petrifies (2) — induration (1) — fossilization (3) — formation of coal (1) — formation of stalactites (1) |
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