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radiometric

American  
[ray-dee-uh-me-trik] / ˌreɪ di əˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to a radiometer or measured using a radiometer.

  2. relating to the dating of materials, often organic objects, through the measurement of radioactive isotopes.


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Geological Service data had revealed radiometric anomalies on the southern end of its mining claims suggesting the presence of rare earth elements.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

"We know that the first signs of real steel production date back to the 13th Century BC in present-day Turkey. The radiometric dates seem to prove that the Tamil Nadu samples are earlier," he said.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2025

Six different dating techniques were applied to the cave sediments and fossils, producing 157 radiometric ages.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2024

When that lunar magma ocean cooled, that's when the zircon crystals could finally form, locking in chemical signatures that the Field Museum scientists can now measure with radiometric dating technology.

From Salon Oct. 23, 2023

Often he had to borrow or patch together equipment in order to pursue his radiometric dating of rocks.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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