单词 | petroglyphs |
释义 | petro-2 /pet-rō- or pi-tro-/combining formSignifying rock ORIGIN: Gr petrā rock petˈrodrome noun (Gr dromos a running) an African elephant shrew of the genus Petrodromus petrogenˈesis noun (the study of) the origin, formation, etc, of rocks petrogenetˈic adjective petˈrōglyph noun (Gr glyphein to carve) a rock-carving, esp prehistoric petrōglyphˈic adjective petˈrōglyphy noun petˈrōgram noun (Gr gramma a drawing) a picture on stone petrogˈrapher noun petrographˈic or petrographˈical adjective (petrographic province (geology) A region characterized by a group of genetically related rocks) petrographˈically adverb petrogˈraphy noun (Gr graphein to write) the systematic description and classification of rocks petrologˈical adjective petrologˈically adverb petrolˈogist noun petrolˈogy noun (Gr logos discourse) the science of the origin, chemical and mineral composition and structure, and alteration of rocks petrōphysˈical adjective petrōphysˈicist noun petrōphysˈics singular noun (Gr physikos natural) that branch of physics relating to the physical properties of rocks |
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