English Explanatory Dictionary

tephrochronology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archaeological records can be placed.

Word forms

tephrochronology

Etymology

From tephro- + chronology.

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