stratigraphic
Adjective
Meaning
Alt. of Stratigraphical
Alt. of -ical
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
Dating of lava and volcanic ash layers found within a stratigraphic sequence can provide absolute age data for sedimentary rock units which do not contain radioactive isotopes and calibrate relative dating techniques.
"Based on the tight stratigraphic context, this can be dated to the mid-8th cent.
"Anagenesis in Triceratops: evidence from a newly resolved stratigraphic framework for the Hell Creek Formation."
Indeed her method of digging, which most of us have subsequently adopted, causes a proliferation of loci that excavators often have difficulty keeping straight long enough to produce coherent published stratigraphic syntheses.
Lyell, in contrast focused on recent earthquakes (150 yrs), evidenced by surface irregularities such as faults, fissures, stratigraphic displacements and depressions.
Because the international stratigraphic subdivision is not yet complete, many local subdivisions are still widely used.