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geochronometry
[jee-oh-kruh-nom-i-tree]
noun
the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
geochronometry
The measurement of geologic time using absolute measures, such as radiometric dating, or relative measures, such as determining the sequence of deposition of rock strata.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- geochronometric adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of geochronometry1
First recorded in 1920–25; geo- + chronometry
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