stratigraphy

[ struh-tig-ruh-fee ]

/ strəˈtɪg rə fi /

noun

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

Nearby words

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

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 stratigraphy

It must always be remembered that the evidence is primarily one of stratigraphy.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
The latter paper should be carefully read by all students of the stratigraphy of the Lower Palozoic Rocks.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology|J. E. Marr
Stratigraphy and paleontology are concerned with the sedimentary and life history of the earth.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
A medal was awarded for a sheet of thirteen sections illustrating the stratigraphy of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various

He made original and important observations on stratification, and laid down some of the fundamental axioms in stratigraphy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stratigraphy

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 Formsstratigrapher (strəˈtɪɡrəfə) or stratigraphist (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪst), nounstratigraphic (ˌstrætɪˈɡræfɪk) or stratigraphical, adjective

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Word Origin and History for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

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

Medicine definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

n.

tomography

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

Science definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

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