The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation. 2. The sound system of a language: the phonology of English. phoÂ·noÂ·logâ²ic (fÅâ²nÉ-lÅjâ²Ä­k) , phoâ²noÂ·logâ²iÂ·cal (-Ä­-kÉl) adj.
What does a porphyritic texture indicate about the history of an igneous rock? the magma sat and cooled a bit below the Earth's surface, thus giving time for the large crystals to grow, before erupting onto the surface and cooling very quickly
Texture (or rock microstructure) in geology refers to the relationship between the materials of which a rock is composed.oliated texture is where metamorphic rock is made of layers of materials. Porhyritic texture is one in which larger pieces (phenocrysts) are embedded in a background mass made of much finer grains. Fragmental textures include clastic, bioclastic, and pyroclastic.