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younging

younging noun: the direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation. Also the present participle and gerund of young.

Noun

younging (uncountable)

  1. The direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation
    • Where well preserved, the pillows show cuspate lower boundaries and lobate upper contacts, defining stratigraphic younging (Fig. 3 E).2001 May 11, Timothy M. Kusky et al., “The Archean Dongwanzi Ophiolite Complex, North China Craton: 2.505-Billion-Year-Old Oceanic Crust and Mantle”, in Science, volume 292, number 5519, →DOI, pages...

Also used as

younging is also the present participle and gerund of young.

Questions about younging

What does younging mean?
Younging means the direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation.
What part of speech is younging?
Younging is a noun.

Words near younging in the dictionary

  1. Youngian
  2. youngie
  3. youngies
  4. youngify
  5. youngin
  6. younging
  7. younginid
  8. younginids
  9. youngins
  10. youngish
  11. youngker

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