petrographic

adjective

pet·​ro·​graph·​ic ¦pe‧trə¦grafik 

-fēk

variants or petrographical

-fə̇kəl 

-fēk-

: of or relating to petrography

petrographically

-fə̇k(ə)lē 

-fēk-, 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

petrographic probably from (assumed) New Latin petrographicus, from New Latin petrographia petrography + Latin -icus -ic; petrographical from New Latin petrographia + English -ical

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Rhymes for petrographic

• autographic
• biographic
• calligraphic
• cartographic
• cryptographic
• demographic
• epigraphic
• ethnographic
• geographic
• holographic
• hydrographic
• lithographic