petrogenesisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From petro- +‎ -genesis, originally as a calque of earlier German Petrogenese and Petrogenesis.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˌpɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

名詞

petrogenesis (usually uncountable, plural petrogeneses)

1. Rock formation, especially the formation of igneous or metamorphic rocks.
2. The study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks.

同意語

• (formation of rocks): rock formation, petrogeny

上位語

• (study of rock formation): petrology, geology

関連する語

参照

• “petrogenesis, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.