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
Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals. Classified under: Nouns denoting substances. Synonyms: porphyritic rock; porphyry. Hypernyms (porphyritic rock is a kind of...): igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma) Meronyms (substance of porphyritic rock): groundmass (the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded) Learn English with...