Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radiochronology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ra-diochronol-o-gy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique in which the absolute age of an artefact is determined by measuring the ratios of specific radioactive isotopes

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Etymology

Etymology tree English radio- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English chronology English radiochronology From radio- + chronology.

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What does radiochronology mean?
A technique in which the absolute age of an artefact is determined by measuring the ratios of specific radioactive isotopes
Where does radiochronology come from?
Etymology tree English radio- Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English chronology English radiochronology From radio- + chronology.

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