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varve
varve
See also: värve
English
Noun
varve (plural varves)
- (geology) An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
- 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin 2012, p. 37:
- A comparable method uses varves […] where spans of time can be measured through counting varves, and also by radiocarbon dating plant or animal residues within the varves.
- 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin 2012, p. 37:
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Translations
an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock
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