geochronology

English

Etymology

geo- +‎ chronology

Noun

geochronology (countable and uncountable, plural geochronologies)

(uncountable) The science of dating samples of rock or sediment.
Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved.
(countable) Any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined.
The history of the East–Antarctic shield has been uncovered through uranium–lead geochronology.
(uncountable) The division of ancient time into named subdivisions / periods

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Translations

Translations

Irish: ^{(please verify)} geocróineolaíocht f
Spanish: geocronología f

any one of the methods by which the age of different samples of rock can be determined

Finnish: geokronologia
French: géochronologie (fr) f
Italian: geocronologia (it) f

See also

geochronology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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