stratigraphy
stratigraphy · stratigraphies
стратиграфия
Stratigraphie
The study of rock layers and the layering processThe study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
US/stɹəˈtɪɡ.ɹəfi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
Stratigraphie
стратигра́фияstratigráfija
(countable, uncountable)The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.
More definitions
- the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
study of rock layers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
study of rock layers:
Origin
From stratum + -graphy c. 1841–1865.From stratum + -graphy c. 1841–1865.
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Forms
plural: stratigraphies| Singular | stratigraphy |
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Word family
26 related wordsDerivedallostratigraphyaminostratigraphyarchaeostratigraphybiostratigraphychemostratigraphychronostratigraphyclimatostratigraphycryostratigraphycyclostratigraphyecostratigraphygeostratigraphyhydrostratigraphylithostratigraphymacrostratigraphymagnetostratigraphymicrostratigraphymorphostratigraphypalynostratigraphypedostratigraphyphylostratigraphyseismic stratigraphystratigrapherstratigraphicstratigraphical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable