stratigraphy 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
Hypernym
geology 1
noun
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
EnglishHyponym
the branch of stratigraphy that studies the age of rock strata in relation to time.
Stratigraphy based on the physical and petrographic properties of rocks.
the identification of fossils found within sedimentary rock strata as a method of determining the relative geologic age of the rock; also : the branch of paleontology involving such identification.
