/ Dictionary / Index P petrology: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pe•trol•o•gy Pronunciation: (pi-trol'u-jē), [key] — n. the scientific study of rocks, including petrography and petrogenesis. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: petrology (Thesaurus) Petrolina petronel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rarefied Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language