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地質年代学 (ちしつねんだいがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち質しつ年ねん代だい学がく

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Meanings

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geochronology

Scientific field that determines the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments, and establishes the geological time scale.

地ち質しつ年ねん代だい学がくは、地ち球きゅうの歴れき史しを編あむための重

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Geochronology is an important method for piecing together the history of the Earth.

Kanji

地ground, earth
質substance, quality, matter
年year, counter for years
代substitute, change, convert
学study, learning, science

Related words

年ねん代だい学がく
年代学 is the broader term for chronology in general, while 地質年代学 specifically applies chronological methods to geological materials.
地ち質しつ学がく
地質学 is geology as a whole; 地質年代学 is a subfield focused on dating and the geological time scale.

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Etymology

Compound of 地質 (chishitsu, 'geology') + 年代 (nendai, 'age, era') + 学 (gaku, 'study'). A straightforward modern scientific term.

学がく