Stratigraphic
[struh-tig-ruh-fee] /strəˈtɪg rə fi/
noun
1.
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
stratigraphy
/strəˈtɪɡrəfɪ/
noun
1.
the study of the composition, relative positions, etc, of rock strata in order to determine their geological history stratig
2.
(archaeol) a vertical section through the earth showing the relative positions of the human artefacts and therefore the chronology of successive levels of occupation
stratigraphy stra·tig·ra·phy (strə-tĭg’rə-fē)
n.
See tomography.
strat’i·graph’ic (strāt’ĭ-grāf’ĭk) adj.
stratigraphy
(strə-tĭg’rə-fē)
The scientific study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, correlation, and age of sedimentary rocks.
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