Meanings
nounnucleocosmochronology (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyA technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes
Origin
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Englishcosmochronology
- Englishnucleocosmochronology
From nucleo- + cosmochronology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Nukleokosmochronologie
- Nukleokosmochronologietechnique for estimating age of astronomical objects
Italian nucleocosmocronologia
- nucleocosmocronologiatechnique for estimating age of astronomical objects
Korean 핵우주 연대학
- 핵우주 연대학 (haeguju yeondaehak)technique for estimating age of astronomical objects
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APA
nucleocosmochronology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleocosmochronology
MLA
“nucleocosmochronology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleocosmochronology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucleocosmochronology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleocosmochronology.
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