English Explanatory Dictionary

stratigraphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
  2. The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.

Pronunciation

/stɹəˈtɪɡ.ɹəfi/ /ˈstɹæt.əˌɡɹæf.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-stratigraphy.wav

Word forms

stratigraphy stratigraphies

Etymology

From stratum + -graphy c. 1841–1865.

Derived words

allostratigraphy aminostratigraphy archaeostratigraphy biostratigraphy chemostratigraphy chronostratigraphy climatostratigraphy cryostratigraphy cyclostratigraphy ecostratigraphy geostratigraphy hydrostratigraphy lithostratigraphy macrostratigraphy magnetostratigraphy microstratigraphy morphostratigraphy palynostratigraphy pedostratigraphy phylostratigraphy seismic stratigraphy stratigrapher stratigraphic stratigraphical tectonostratigraphy tephrostratigraphy
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