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petrogenesis

US/ˌpɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

petrogenesis noun: rock formation, especially the formation of igneous or metamorphic rocks.

Noun

petrogenesis (usually uncountable, plural petrogeneses)

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

petrogenesis meaning in Tamil

petrogenesis in Tamil

பாறைத்தோற்றவியல்

Synonyms of petrogenesis

Forms of petrogenesis

pluralpetrogeneses

Origin of petrogenesis

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

Questions about petrogenesis

What does petrogenesis mean?
Petrogenesis means rock formation, especially the formation of igneous or metamorphic rocks.
What is petrogenesis in Tamil?
Petrogenesis in Tamil is பாறைத்தோற்றவியல். See Petrogenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petrogenesis?
Petrogenesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce petrogenesis?
Petrogenesis is pronounced /ˌpɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of petrogenesis?
The plural of petrogenesis is petrogeneses.

Words near petrogenesis in the dictionary

  1. petroforms
  2. Petrogales
  3. petrogarch
  4. petrogarchs
  5. petrogeneses
  6. petrogenesis
  7. petrogenetic
  8. petrogenetically
  9. petrogenic
  10. petrogeny
  11. petrogeological

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Adapted from Wiktionary: petrogenesis (page history and authors); petrogenesis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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