Geochronology allows us to see more precisely how the world has evolved.
The history of the East–Antarctic shield has been uncovered through uranium–lead geochronology.
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geochronology — 1893, from GEO (Cf. geo ) + CHRONOLOGY (Cf. chronology) … Etymology dictionary
geochronology — [jē΄ōkrə näl′ə jē] n. [ GEO + CHRONOLOGY] 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. geochronological [jē΄ōkrän΄ə läj′i kəl] adj … English World dictionary
Geochronology — A schematic depiction of the major events in the history of our planet. Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments, within a certain degree of uncertainty inherent to the method used. A variety of dating… … Wikipedia
geochronology — geochronologic /jee oh kron l oj ik/, geochronological, adj. geochronologist, n. /jee oh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. [1890 95; GEO + CHRONOLOGY] * * *… … Universalium
geochronology — noun Date: 1893 1. the chronology of the past as indicated by geologic data 2. the study of geochronology • geochronological also geochronologic adjective • geochronologically adverb • geochronologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
geochronology — geochronologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis Žemės plutos uolienų susidarymo chronologiją ir amžių. Skirstoma į reliatyviąją ir absoliučiąją. atitikmenys: angl. geochronology vok. Geochronologie, f rus … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
geochronology — n. [Gr. ge, earth; chronos, time; logos, discourse] The measurement of time in relation to the evolution of the earth … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
geochronology — study of measuring geological time Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
geochronology — noun the branch of geology concerned with the dating of rock formations and geological events. Derivatives geochronological adjective geochronologist noun … English new terms dictionary
geochronology — geo·chronology … English syllables
