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min·er·al·o·gy
(mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē, -răl′-)n. pl. min·er·al·o·gies
1. The study of minerals, including their distribution, identification, and properties.
2. A book or treatise on mineralogy.
min′er·a·log′i·cal (-ər-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
min′er·a·log′i·cal·ly adv.
min′er·al′o·gist n.
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mineralogy
(ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ)n
(Geological Science) the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals
mineralogical, ˌmineralˈogic adj
ˌmineralˈogically adv
ˌminerˈalogist n
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min•er•al•o•gy
(ˌmɪn əˈrɒl ə dʒi, -ˈræl ə-)n.
the science or study of minerals.
[1680–90]
min`er•al•og′i•cal (-ər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) min`er•al•og′ic, adj.
min`er•al•og′i•cal•ly, adv.
min`er•al′o•gist, n.
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min·er·al·o·gy
(mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē) The scientific study of minerals, their composition and properties, and the places where they are likely to occur.
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mineralogy
the branch of geology that studies the physical and chemical structures of minerals. — mineralogist, n. — mineralogic, mineralogical, adj.
See also: Geology-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
mineralogy
The study of minerals.
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Noun | 1. | mineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks geode - (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals nodule - (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) asterism - (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light twins - (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other |
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mineralogie
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mineralogy
[ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒi] n → minéralogie fmineral oil n → huile f minéralemineral supplement n → compléments mpl en minérauxmineral water n → eau f minéraleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mineralogy
n → Mineralogie f
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