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geochronometry

American  
[jee-oh-kruh-nom-i-tree] / ˌdʒi oʊ krəˈnɒm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.

geochronometry Scientific  
/ jē′ō-krə-nŏm′ĭ-trē /

  1. The measurement of geologic time using absolute measures, such as radiometric dating, or relative measures, such as determining the sequence of deposition of rock strata.

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Origin of geochronometry

First recorded in 1920–25; geo- + chronometry

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