Geochronic

/ˌdʒiːoʊˈkrɑːnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the measurement or study of geological time; pertaining to Earth's chronology or timeline.

Etymology

From geo- (earth) + chronic (from Greek chronos, time). A less common variant of geochronological, appearing mainly in older scientific literature.

Kelly Says

Before radioactive dating, geologists had no way to assign actual numbers to Earth's age, so geochronic methods were essentially detective work reading rock layers.

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