Etymology

radiochronology

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Today it means: A technique in which the absolute age of an artefact is determined by measuring the ratios of specific radioactive isotopes Full definition →

English chronology ← Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos)
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  1. Englishradio-
  2. Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
  3. Englishchrono-
  4. Englishchronology
  5. English todayradiochronology

From radio- + chronology.

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