- In geology,
petrifaction or
petrification (from
Ancient Gr**** πέτρα (pétra) 'rock, stone') is the
process by
which organic material becomes a
fossil through...
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classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less
consciously derived from the
principles of Gr**** and
Roman architecture of classical...
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Petrifaction is the
replacement of
organic matter by
minerals in fossilization.
Petrifaction may also
refer to: An
architectural term – see classical...
- of
fossilized wood, the
fossilized remains of
terrestrial vegetation.
Petrifaction is the
result of a tree or tree-like
plants having been
replaced by stone...
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Petrifaction, or petrification,
defined as
turning people into
solid stone, is a
common theme in
folklore and mythology, as well as in some
works of modern...
- maid,
failure of
marriage projects. Reversed: Inertia, sleep, lethargy,
petrifaction, somnambulism; hope destro****. In Astrology, the
Death card is ****ociated...
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processes which convert unconsolidated sediments into
sedimentary rocks.
Petrifaction,
though often used as a synonym, is more
specifically used to describe...
- by
plant roots. They
include root moulds, casts, and tubules, root
petrifactions, and rhizocretions. Rhizoliths, and
other distinctive modifications...
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Sibylle Baumbach described Medusa as a "multimodal
image of intoxication,
petrifaction, and
luring attractiveness",
citing her
seductive contemporary representation...
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carbonate from the
surrounding soil had
replaced the flesh,
leading to
petrifaction. One of the workers,
Joseph McLintock,
wrote a
detailed description of...
