varve
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
varve (plural varves)
- (geology) An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
- 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 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.
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Translations[edit]
an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock
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