stratigraphy

[ struh-tig-ruh-fee ]

/ strəˈtɪg rə fi /

noun

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

Words nearby stratigraphy

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

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

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Examples from the Web for stratigraphic

It is scarcely possible to summarize briefly all of the structural and stratigraphic methods used in locating the ore bodies.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
This assumption is further backed by stratigraphic evidence provided by projectile points (table 4).
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
A grouping of distinct species of fossils correlated with stratigraphic characters in the rocks determines these subdivisions.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew
It was in this way chiefly that William Smith, the founder of English stratigraphic geology, used them.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900|Various

The success of certain paleontologists and stratigraphic specialists in oil exploration is an evidence of this situation.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for stratigraphic

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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Medicine definitions for stratigraphic

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

n.

tomography

Other words from stratigraphy

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

Science definitions for stratigraphic

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

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