stratigraphy
noun
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
stratigraphical
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a word derived from
stratigraphy.
Example Sentences
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In every stratigraphical research the fundamental requisite is to establish the order of superposition of the strata.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
These conclusions appear well grounded both upon stratigraphical and faunal evidence.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen
I represent science and am entrusted with the geological, geographical, crographical, stratigraphical, palaeontological and other observations.
From The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc
The new school of geologists included men like William Phillips, Conybeare, Sedgwick, Buckland, De la Beche, Fitton, Mantell, Webster, Lonsdale, Murchison, John Phillips and others, who laid the foundations of British stratigraphical geology.
From The Coming of Evolution The Story of a Great Revolution in Science by John W.
Classification.—The earlier subdivisions of the Cretaceous rocks were founded upon the uncertain ground of similarity in lithological characters, assisted by observed stratigraphical sequence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
