Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relative dating

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: rel-a-tive -dat-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.

Uncountable

noun

An act of so doing.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

relative datings (plural)

Questions

What does relative dating mean?: A method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock.

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