Meanings
adjectivethermochronological (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to thermochronology.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Ancient Greekχρόνος (khrónos)
- Englishchrono-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishchrono-
- Englishchronology
- Englishchronological
- Englishthermochronological
From thermo- + chronological.
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thermochronological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochronological
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“thermochronological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochronological. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermochronological,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochronological.
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