stratigraphy

stratigraphy
[strəˈtɪgrəfi]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological timescale
    地层学
    ■the analysis of the order and position of layers of archaeological remains
    考古遗迹层次排列和位置的分析
    ■the structure of a particular set of strata
    地层的结构
派生
stratigrapher
noun
stratigraphic
adjective
stratigraphical
adjective
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from stratum + -graphy
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