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Webster 1913 Edition
Stratigraphy
Stra-tig′ra-phy
,Noun.
[
Stratum
+ -graphy
.] That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata.
Definition 2024
stratigraphy
stratigraphy
English
Noun
stratigraphy (countable and uncountable, plural stratigraphies)
- (geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
- (archaeology) the layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.
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Translations
study of rock layers
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