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geochronology

geochronology noun: the science of dating samples of rock or sediment.

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

Forms of geochronology

pluralgeochronologies

Origin of geochronology

From geo- + chronology.

Words formed from geochronology

Questions about geochronology

What does geochronology mean?
Geochronology means the science of dating samples of rock or sediment.
What part of speech is geochronology?
Geochronology is a noun.
What is the plural of geochronology?
The plural of geochronology is geochronologies.

Words near geochronology in the dictionary

  1. geochronological
  2. geochronologically
  3. geochronologies
  4. geochronologist
  5. geochronologists
  6. geochronology
  7. geochronometer
  8. geochronometers
  9. geochronometric
  10. geochronometrical
  11. geochronometries

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