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noun
The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: geology
History
From stratum + -graphy c. 1841–1865.
Across languages
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