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tephrostratigraphy

tephrostratigraphy noun: the study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash.

Noun

tephrostratigraphy (countable and uncountable, plural tephrostratigraphies)

  1. The study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash

Forms of tephrostratigraphy

pluraltephrostratigraphies

Origin of tephrostratigraphy

From tephro- + stratigraphy.

Questions about tephrostratigraphy

What does tephrostratigraphy mean?
Tephrostratigraphy means the study and dating of pyroclastic layers (tephra) of volcanic ash.
What part of speech is tephrostratigraphy?
Tephrostratigraphy is a noun.
What is the plural of tephrostratigraphy?
The plural of tephrostratigraphy is tephrostratigraphies.

Words near tephrostratigraphy in the dictionary

  1. tephrosia
  2. tephrosias
  3. tephrosin
  4. tephrostratigraphic
  5. tephrostratigraphies
  6. tephrostratigraphy
  7. Tepic
  8. tepid
  9. tepidaria
  10. tepidarium
  11. tepidariums

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