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geochronologies

geochronologies is the plural of geochronology.

Meaning of geochronology

Noun

geochronology (countable and uncountable, plural geochronologies)

  1. (uncountable) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment.
    • Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved.
  2. (countable) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined.
    • The history of the East–Antarctic shield has been uncovered through uranium–lead geochronology.
  3. (uncountable) The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods

Questions about geochronologies

What is geochronologies the plural of?
Geochronologies is the plural of geochronology.

Words near geochronologies in the dictionary

  1. geochemists
  2. geochronic
  3. geochronologic
  4. geochronological
  5. geochronologically
  6. geochronologies
  7. geochronologist
  8. geochronologists
  9. geochronology
  10. geochronometer
  11. geochronometers

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