transcription, транскрипция: [ -strə-ˈti-grə-fē ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1926
1. : the identification of fossils found within sedimentary rock strata as a method of determining the relative geologic age of the rock ; also : the branch of paleontology involving such identification
2. : the arrangement of fossils in rock strata
• bio·strati·graph·ic -ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fik adjective