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stratigraphy

[struh-tig-ruh-fee]
noun
  1. a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
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Origin of stratigraphy

First recorded in 1860–65; strati- + -graphy
Related formsstra·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

Historical Examples

  • 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

  • The success of certain paleontologists and stratigraphic specialists in oil exploration is an evidence of this situation.

  • The stratigraphic horizons favorable to their accumulation are generally recognized.

  • It is scarcely possible to summarize briefly all of the structural and stratigraphic methods used in locating the ore bodies.

  • A grouping of distinct species of fossils correlated with stratigraphic characters in the rocks determines these subdivisions.

    Dinosaurs

    William Diller Matthew

British Dictionary definitions for stratigraphic

stratigraphy

noun
  1. the study of the composition, relative positions, etc, of rock strata in order to determine their geological historyAbbreviation: stratig
  2. archaeol a vertical section through the earth showing the relative positions of the human artefacts and therefore the chronology of successive levels of occupation
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Derived Formsstratigrapher (strəˈtɪɡrəfə) or stratigraphist (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪst), nounstratigraphic (ˌstrætɪˈɡræfɪk) or stratigraphical, adjective
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Word Origin and History for stratigraphic

stratigraphy

n.

1865, from Latin strati-, comb. form of stratum (see stratum) + -graphy.

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stratigraphic in Medicine

stratigraphy

(strə-tĭg′rə-fē)
n.
  1. tomography
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Related formsstrat′i•graph′ic (străt′ĭ-grăf′ĭk) adj.
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stratigraphic in Science

stratigraphy

[strə-tĭg′rə-fē]
  1. The scientific study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, correlation, and age of sedimentary rocks.
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