[ strə'tɪgrəfi ]
■ noun
1》 the branch of geology concerned with the order and relative dating of strata.
2》 the analysis of the order and position of layers of archaeological remains.
3》 the structure of a particular set of strata.
Derivatives
stratigrapher noun
stratigraphic adjective
stratigraphical adjective
Origin
C19: from stratum + -graphy .