stratigraphy

[ struh-tig-ruh-fee ]

/ strəˈtɪg rə fi /

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noun

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

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

Words nearby stratigraphy

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

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How to use stratigraphy in a sentence

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
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
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
Stratigraphy and paleontology are concerned with the sedimentary and life history of the earth.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

It must always be remembered that the evidence is primarily one of stratigraphy.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane

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 forms of stratigraphy

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

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Medical definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

tomography

Other words from stratigraphy

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

Scientific definitions for stratigraphy

stratigraphy

[ strə-tĭg′rə-fē ]

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