English Explanatory Dictionary

allostratigraphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study and classification of rock strata by their bounding surfaces, such as unconformities and other types of uncomformable contacts that create discontinuities in the rock record.

Word forms

allostratigraphy allostratigraphies

Etymology

From allo- + stratigraphy.

Derived words

allostratigraphic
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