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assise

assise noun: two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.

Noun

assise (plural assises)

  1. Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
    • The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.1898, Geological Magazine, volume V, Henry Woodward, page 543
    Synonyms:
    bed

Synonyms of assise

Forms of assise

pluralassises

Origin of assise

Borrowed from French assise.

Questions about assise

What does assise mean?
Assise means two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
What part of speech is assise?
Assise is a noun.
What is the plural of assise?
The plural of assise is assises.

Words near assise in the dictionary

  1. assinine
  2. assininery
  3. Assis
  4. Assisan
  5. Assisans
  6. assise
  7. assises
  8. assish
  9. assishly
  10. assishness
  11. Assisi

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