geochronometer
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)krəˈnɒmɪtə/Geology rare before mid 20th cent
noun
A feature, phenomenon, organism, etc., used as a means of dating geological events or (now historical ) ascertaining the age of the earth.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The English Mechanic. From geo- + chronometer.
- tellinoid
- tell it like it is
- tell its own tale (or story)
- tell it to the hand
- tell me about it
- tell me another
- tellograph
- tell one's beads
- tell-pie
- tell-piet
- tell someone off
- tell someone's fortune
- tell someone where to get off (or where they get off)
- tell someone where to put (or what to do with) something
- tell something a mile off
- telltale
- telltale clock
- telltale compass
- telltale pipe
- tell tales
- tell that to the marines
- tell the time (or tell time)
- tell t'other from which
- tell-truth
- tellurate