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petrographically

petrographically adverb: in terms of or by means of petrography.

Adverb

petrographically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of or by means of petrography.
    • The characteristics noted here are not universal for conditions in Germany because the samples were obtained from petrographically and sedimentarily different aquifers and some sites are represented by only a single sample.1992, Suzanne Lesage, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites

Origin of petrographically

From petrographic + -ally.

Questions about petrographically

What does petrographically mean?
Petrographically means in terms of or by means of petrography.
What part of speech is petrographically?
Petrographically is an adverb.

Words near petrographically in the dictionary

  1. petrographic microscope
  2. petrographic microscopes
  3. petrographic province
  4. petrographic provinces
  5. petrographical
  6. petrographically
  7. petrographies
  8. petrographs
  9. petrography
  10. petrogypsic
  11. petroholic

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