- geochronology
- study of measuring geological time
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geochronology
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geochronology — 1893, from GEO (Cf. geo ) + CHRONOLOGY (Cf. chronology) … Etymology dictionary
geochronology — [jē΄ōkrə näl′ə jē] n. [ GEO + CHRONOLOGY] the branch of geology dealing with the age of the earth and its materials, the dating of evolutionary stages in plant and animal development, etc. geochronological [jē΄ōkrän΄ə läj′i kəl] adj … English World dictionary
Geochronology — A schematic depiction of the major events in the history of our planet. Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments, within a certain degree of uncertainty inherent to the method used. A variety of dating… … Wikipedia
geochronology — geochronologic /jee oh kron l oj ik/, geochronological, adj. geochronologist, n. /jee oh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. [1890 95; GEO + CHRONOLOGY] * * *… … Universalium
geochronology — noun a) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved. b) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined. The history of the… … Wiktionary
geochronology — noun Date: 1893 1. the chronology of the past as indicated by geologic data 2. the study of geochronology • geochronological also geochronologic adjective • geochronologically adverb • geochronologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
geochronology — geochronologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis Žemės plutos uolienų susidarymo chronologiją ir amžių. Skirstoma į reliatyviąją ir absoliučiąją. atitikmenys: angl. geochronology vok. Geochronologie, f rus … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
geochronology — n. [Gr. ge, earth; chronos, time; logos, discourse] The measurement of time in relation to the evolution of the earth … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
geochronology — noun the branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events. Derivatives geochronological adjective geochronologist noun … English new terms dictionary
geochronology — geo·chronology … English syllables
