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chronostratigraphy

chronostratigraphy noun: the interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.

Noun

chronostratigraphy (uncountable)

  1. The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.

Origin of chronostratigraphy

From chrono- + stratigraphy.

Words formed from chronostratigraphy

Questions about chronostratigraphy

What does chronostratigraphy mean?
Chronostratigraphy means the interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.
What part of speech is chronostratigraphy?
Chronostratigraphy is a noun.

Words near chronostratigraphy in the dictionary

  1. chronostich
  2. chronostratigraphic
  3. chronostratigraphical
  4. chronostratigraphically
  5. chronostratigraphies
  6. chronostratigraphy
  7. chronosystem
  8. chronosystemic
  9. chronosystems
  10. chronotaraxis
  11. chronotaxes

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