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Litholog as the name suggests is the systematic record of lithology in a vertical section or a core.

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Was does the prefix litho mean?

The Latin word lithos translates into English as lithium. In Spanish this word translates as litio and in French it is also lithium.


What does the root word lith mean?

The word lithography is derived from two roots; lithos is stone and graph is write. Lithography is a printing process which originally involved etching on stone, but is now done with other materials.


What ryhmes with crust?

Lithosphere-- it includes the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. Lithos is derived from the Latin root meaning "of Earth".


Who or where was the magnet named after?

ANSWER From the Related Link: magnet c.1440 (earlier magnes, 1398), from L. magnetum (nom. magnes) "lodestone," from Gk. ho Magnes lithos "the Magnesian stone," from Magnesia, region in Thessaly where magnetized ore was obtained. Spread from L. to most W. European languages (cf. Ger., Dan. magnet, Du. magneet, It., Sp., Port. magnete), but superseded in Fr. by aimant. Magnetism "personal charm" is from 1655; in the hypnotic sense it is from Mesmer (see mesmerize). ANSWER Some stones capable to attract and repeal each other, depending upon the relative position from one to another were found in an ancient Greek city, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. The Greek term magnēs(lithos), literally, stone of Magnesia, was converted into New Latin as magnet. The phenomenon presented by those stones was called magnetism.


What is the root word of noun?

In English, the two primary root words for 'new' are the Greek neos and the Latin novus.We see examples of the Greek in words like 'neolithic' - (Gk neos 'new' + Gk lithos 'stone') and 'neonate' (Gk neos 'new' + Latin nat- 'born').The Latin novus lives in words like 'renovate' - (Latin renovare 'make new again') on 'innovate' (Latin innovare 'make new, alter').