stratigraphy

[ struh-tig-ruh-fee ]

/ strəˈtɪg rə fi /

noun

a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.

Origin of stratigraphy

First recorded in 1860–65; strati- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM stratigraphy

stra·tig·ra·pher, stra·tig·ra·phist, nounstrat·i·graph·ic

[strat-i-graf-ik], /ˌstræt ɪˈgræf ɪk/, strat·i·graph·i·cal, adjectivestrat·i·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stratigraphy

stratified sample, stratiform, stratiformis, stratify, stratig., stratigraphy, strato-, stratocracy, stratocumulus, stratopause, stratosphere

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Example sentences from the Web for stratigraphy

It must always be remembered that the evidence is primarily one of stratigraphy.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
The latter paper should be carefully read by all students of the stratigraphy of the Lower Palozoic Rocks.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology|J. E. Marr
Stratigraphy and paleontology are concerned with the sedimentary and life history of the earth.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
A medal was awarded for a sheet of thirteen sections illustrating the stratigraphy of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various

He made original and important observations on stratification, and laid down some of the fundamental axioms in stratigraphy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

/ (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the study of the composition, relative positions, etc, of rock strata in order to determine their geological historyAbbreviation: stratig

archaeol a vertical section through the earth showing the relative positions of the human artefacts and therefore the chronology of successive levels of occupation

Derived forms of stratigraphy

stratigrapher (strəˈtɪɡrəfə) or stratigraphist (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪst), nounstratigraphic (ˌstrætɪˈɡræfɪk) or stratigraphical, adjective

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Medical definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

n.

tomography

Other words from stratigraphy

strat′i•graph′ic (străt′ĭ-grăf′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

The scientific study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, correlation, and age of sedimentary rocks.

单词	stratigraphy
释义	stratigraphy [ struh-tig-ruh-fee ] / strəˈtɪg rə fi / noun a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks. Origin of stratigraphy First recorded in 1860–65; strati- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM stratigraphy stra·tig·ra·pher, stra·tig·ra·phist, nounstrat·i·graph·ic [strat-i-graf-ik], /ˌstræt ɪˈgræf ɪk/, strat·i·graph·i·cal, adjectivestrat·i·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby stratigraphy stratified sample, stratiform, stratiformis, stratify, stratig., stratigraphy, strato-, stratocracy, stratocumulus, stratopause, stratosphere Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stratigraphy It must always be remembered that the evidence is primarily one of stratigraphy. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane The latter paper should be carefully read by all students of the stratigraphy of the Lower Palozoic Rocks. The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology\|J. E. Marr Stratigraphy and paleontology are concerned with the sedimentary and life history of the earth. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith A medal was awarded for a sheet of thirteen sections illustrating the stratigraphy of Vermont and New Hampshire. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898\|Various He made original and important observations on stratification, and laid down some of the fundamental axioms in stratigraphy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for stratigraphy stratigraphy / (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪ) / noun the study of the composition, relative positions, etc, of rock strata in order to determine their geological historyAbbreviation: stratig archaeol a vertical section through the earth showing the relative positions of the human artefacts and therefore the chronology of successive levels of occupation Derived forms of stratigraphy stratigrapher (strəˈtɪɡrəfə) or stratigraphist (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪst), nounstratigraphic (ˌstrætɪˈɡræfɪk) or stratigraphical, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for stratigraphy stratigraphy [ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ] n. tomography Other words from stratigraphy strat′i•graph′ic (străt′ĭ-grăf′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for stratigraphy stratigraphy [ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ] The scientific study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, correlation, and age of sedimentary rocks. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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