Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronostratigraphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chronos-tratig-ra-phy
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English stratigraphy English chronostratigraphy From chrono- + stratigraphy.

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Questions

What does chronostratigraphy mean?
The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata.
Where does chronostratigraphy come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)bor. English chrono- English stratigraphy English chronostratigraphy From chrono- + stratigraphy.

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