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geochronometry

geochronometry noun: the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes.

Noun

geochronometry (usually uncountable, plural geochronometries)

  1. (usually) the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes

Forms of geochronometry

pluralgeochronometries

Origin of geochronometry

From geo- + chrono- + -metry.

Questions about geochronometry

What does geochronometry mean?
Geochronometry means the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes.
What part of speech is geochronometry?
Geochronometry is a noun.
What is the plural of geochronometry?
The plural of geochronometry is geochronometries.

Words near geochronometry in the dictionary

  1. geochronometer
  2. geochronometers
  3. geochronometric
  4. geochronometrical
  5. geochronometries
  6. geochronometry
  7. geochrony
  8. geocidal
  9. geocide
  10. GeoCities
  11. GeoCity

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