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geochronology

ge·o·chro·nol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jee-oh-kruh-nol-uh-jee]
    • /ˌdʒi oʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi/
    • /dʒˌiːəʊkrənˈɒlədʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jee-oh-kruh-nol-uh-jee]
    • /ˌdʒi oʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of geochronology word

  • noun geochronology the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. 1
  • noun geochronology The branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events. 1
  • noun geochronology the branch of geology concerned with ordering and dating of events in the earth's history, including the origin of the earth itself 0
  • noun geochronology 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. 0
  • noun geochronology (Uncountable Noun) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment. 0
  • noun geochronology (Countable Noun) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined. 0
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Origin of geochronology

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; geo- + chronology

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Parts of speech for Geochronology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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geochronology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with geochronology

  • what is geochronology?

Related words

  • law of superposition

    Geology. a basic law of geochronology, stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
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