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varve

/vɑɹv//vɑːv/

varve noun: an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.

varve: mountain covered by ice
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Noun

varve (plural varves)

  1. An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
    • A comparable method uses varves […] where spans of time can be measured through counting varves, and also by radiocarbon dating plant or animal residues within the varves.2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 37

varve meaning in Tamil and Urdu

varve in Tamil

காலப்படுவுப்படை, படலக்கனிப்படிவுகள்

varve in Urdu

گاد کی تہہ

Forms of varve

pluralvarves

Origin of varve

Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”).

Words formed from varve

Words that rhyme with varve

Questions about varve

What does varve mean?
Varve means an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
What is varve in Tamil?
Varve in Tamil is காலப்படுவுப்படை, படலக்கனிப்படிவுகள். See Varve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is varve?
Varve is a noun.
How do you pronounce varve?
Varve is pronounced /vɑːv/ (UK).
What is the plural of varve?
The plural of varve is varves.

Words near varve in the dictionary

  1. varunids
  2. varus
  3. Varuzhan
  4. Varuṇa
  5. Varvara
  6. varve
  7. varved
  8. varvel
  9. varveled
  10. varvelled
  11. varvels

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: varve (page history and authors); varve (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); varve (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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