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stratigraphy

Syllabification: (stra·tig·ra·phy)
Pronunciation: /strəˈtigrəfē/

Definition of stratigraphy

noun

  • the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological time scale.
  • the analysis of the order and position of layers of archaeological remains.
  • the structure of a particular set of strata.

Derivatives

stratigrapher

Pronunciation: /-fər/

noun

stratigraphic

Pronunciation: /ˌstratəˈgrafik/

adjective

stratigraphical

Pronunciation: /ˌstratəˈgrafikəl/

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from stratum + -graphy

stratigraphy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stratigraphy in the British & World English dictionary

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