Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletochronology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skele-tochronol-o-gy
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Minimum age of Maiasaura individuals was determined by counting the number of annually deposited lines of arrested growth (see [10 –12 ] for descriptions of skeletochronology methods)."

Etymology

From skeleto- + chronology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: skeleto

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

skeletochronological

Questions

What does skeletochronology mean?: The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones
Where does skeletochronology come from?: From skeleto- + chronology.

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