Etymology

chronostratigraphy

Today it means: The interpretation of geologic history by means of the determination of the ages, and time sequence of rock strata. Full definition →

English stratigraphy ← Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  2. Englishchrono-
  3. Englishstratigraphy
  4. English todaychronostratigraphy

From chrono- + stratigraphy.

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