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gyrochronology

gyrochronology noun: a method of estimating the age of a star by measuring its rotation rate.

Noun

gyrochronology (uncountable)

  1. A method of estimating the age of a star by measuring its rotation rate

Origin of gyrochronology

From gyro- + chronology.

Questions about gyrochronology

What does gyrochronology mean?
Gyrochronology means a method of estimating the age of a star by measuring its rotation rate.
What part of speech is gyrochronology?
Gyrochronology is a noun.

Words near gyrochronology in the dictionary

  1. gyrocentres
  2. gyrocentroid
  3. gyrocentroids
  4. gyroceran
  5. gyrochronological
  6. gyrochronology
  7. gyrocircle
  8. gyrocircles
  9. gyrocommutative
  10. gyrocompass
  11. gyrocompassed

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