stratigraphy
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rə noun
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
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stratigraphy (strəˈtɪɡrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | stratig the study of the composition, relative positions, etc, of rock strata in order to determine their geological history |
| 2. | archaeol a vertical section through the earth showing the relative positions of the human artefacts and therefore the chronology of successive levels of occupation |
| stratigrapher | |
| —n | |
| stratigraphist | |
| —n | |
| stratigraphic | |
| —adj | |
| strati'graphical | |
| —adj | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
stratigraphy stra·tig·ra·phy (strə-tĭg'rə-fē)
n.
See tomography.
strat'i·graph'ic (strāt'ĭ-grāf'ĭk) adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| stratigraphy (strə-tĭg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, correlation, and age of sedimentary rocks. |
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Example sentences
Each new occupant of the den contributes to the stratigraphy, and the stinky structure outlasts them all.
Branch of stratigraphy dealing with the study of units of rock.
As a result, none of the early finds can be placed exactly in the local stratigraphy.
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