stratigraphic
adjective
strat·i·graph·ic
ˌstra-tə-ˈgra-fik 
variants
or less commonly stratigraphical
: of, relating to, or determined by stratigraphy
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Had the Earth really entered a new epoch, in the stratigraphic sense of the term?
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
This data was then cross-referenced with anthropological and stratigraphic findings to reconstruct the perimortem and postmortem history of those victims.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
There are 11 stratigraphic layers of rock at Gran Dolina, and the Matuyama-Brunhes signature was originally thought to be near the bottom of the stack.
—Joshua Fischman, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
An important part of Russian theatre is its stratigraphic effect.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
The new fossils collected during the project described today, however, arrive on the academic stage with oodles of data points about their geographic and stratigraphic locations.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2018
This debris flow explains the mix of terrestrial and marine life jumbled within the same stratigraphic level of sediment—none of which would normally be found together.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Before digging at Tell al Hiba, the Penn and Pisa archaeologists used drone photography, thermal imaging, magnetometry and micro-stratigraphic sampling to see what was under the surface.
—Dave Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
Beribboned stripes in golden-yellow, purple, lavender, maroon, fuchsia and turquoise fold over its spine: stratigraphic layers influenced by myriad mineralogy.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
This data was then cross-referenced with anthropological and stratigraphic findings to reconstruct the perimortem and postmortem history of those victims.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
There are 11 stratigraphic layers of rock at Gran Dolina, and the Matuyama-Brunhes signature was originally thought to be near the bottom of the stack.
—Joshua Fischman, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
An important part of Russian theatre is its stratigraphic effect.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
The new fossils collected during the project described today, however, arrive on the academic stage with oodles of data points about their geographic and stratigraphic locations.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2018
This debris flow explains the mix of terrestrial and marine life jumbled within the same stratigraphic level of sediment—none of which would normally be found together.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2023
Before digging at Tell al Hiba, the Penn and Pisa archaeologists used drone photography, thermal imaging, magnetometry and micro-stratigraphic sampling to see what was under the surface.
—Dave Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
Beribboned stripes in golden-yellow, purple, lavender, maroon, fuchsia and turquoise fold over its spine: stratigraphic layers influenced by myriad mineralogy.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
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“Stratigraphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stratigraphic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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