stratigraphic
adjective
strat·i·graph·ic
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or less commonly stratigraphical \ ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fi-kəl
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Definition of stratigraphic
: of, relating to, or determined by stratigraphy
Examples of stratigraphic in a Sentence
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With Aborigine permission, the team reexcavated the site in 2012 and 2015 with painstaking stratigraphic controls. — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, "A find in Australia hints at very early human exit from Africa," 19 July 2017 Culture ministry experts then took X-rays, infrared images and stratigraphic sections of these portraits to date them and — in some cases — determine whether the labels identifying the sitter as the architect had been added at a later date. — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, "Italian Team Posits That 2 Portraits Show the Architect Andrea Palladio," 12 Apr. 2017 These stratigraphic geometries are not uncommon to see in seismic-reflection data of basin margins, but are more rare to identify in outcrop. — Brian Romans, WIRED, "Friday Field Photo #160: Mountainside Stratigraphy — What Do You See? [UPDATE]," 11 Nov. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stratigraphic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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