— stratigrapher, stratigraphist , n. — stratigraphic /strat'i graf"ik/ , stratigraphical , adj. — stratigraphically , adv.
/streuh tig"reuh fee/ , n.
a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
[ 1860-65; STRATI- + -GRAPHY ]