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tephrochronology

tephrochronology noun: a geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed.

Noun

tephrochronology (uncountable)

  1. A geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed.

Origin of tephrochronology

From tephro- + chronology.

Questions about tephrochronology

What does tephrochronology mean?
Tephrochronology means a geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed.
What part of speech is tephrochronology?
Tephrochronology is a noun.

Words near tephrochronology in the dictionary

  1. tephro-
  2. tephrochronological
  3. tephrochronologically
  4. tephrochronologist
  5. tephrochronologists
  6. tephrochronology
  7. tephrochronometry
  8. tephrocorrelation
  9. tephroid
  10. tephroids
  11. tephroite

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