| ETHNOLOGY | • ethnology n. (Anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures. • ETHNOLOGY n. cultural anthropology; the science concerned with the varieties of the human race. |
| HYMNOLOGY | • hymnology n. The study of hymns; hymnody. • HYMNOLOGY n. the study of hymns. |
| HYPNOLOGY | • hypnology n. A treatise on sleep; the doctrine or science of sleep. • HYPNOLOGY n. the study of sleep or hypnosis. |
| ICHNOLOGY | • ichnology n. (Paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints… • ICHNOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology dealing with the study of fossilized footprints, tracks, traces, etc. |
| ICONOLOGY | • iconology n. The study of icons in art or art history. • ICONOLOGY n. a branch of art history dealing with iconic representations. |
| IRENOLOGY | • irenology n. (Rare) The study of peace. • IRENOLOGY n. the study of peace. |
| LIMNOLOGY | • limnology n. (Ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies… • LIMNOLOGY n. the study of bodies of fresh water. |
| PHENOLOGY | • phenology n. (Biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena. • PHENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHAENOLOGY. |
| PHONOLOGY | • phonology n. (Linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable… • phonology n. (Linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. • PHONOLOGY n. the branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. |
| POENOLOGY | • poenology n. Obsolete form of penology. • pœnology n. Archaic spelling of penology. • POENOLOGY n. the study of crime and punishment, also PENOLOGY. |
| RHINOLOGY | • rhinology n. The scientific study of the nose. • RHINOLOGY n. the study of the nose. |
| URANOLOGY | • uranology n. (Obsolete) The study of the heavens and heavenly bodies. • uranology n. (Astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Uranus. • URANOLOGY n. the study of the heavens. |
| URINOLOGY | • urinology n. The study of urine as a way to analyse a patient’s health. • URINOLOGY n. the study of urine or the urinary tract, also OUROLOGY, UROLOGY. |