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stratigraphy (iou)



stratigraphy noun. M19.
[from STRATUM + -I- + -GRAPHY.]
The branch of geology that deals with the order and relative position of the strata of the earth's crust; the stratigraphical features (of a country etc.), the order and relative position of strata. Also, (the analysis of) the relative position of things, esp. archaeological artefacts, occurring in layers or strata.
stratigrapher noun an expert in stratigraphy, a person who maps or delineates strata L19.
strati'graphic adjective of or pertaining to stratigraphy or the analysis of stratification L19.
strati'graphical adjective (now chiefly Archaeology) = stratigraphic E19.
strati'graphically adverb in a stratigraphic respect, with regard to stratigraphy M19.
stratigraphist noun (rare) = stratigrapher L19.