lichenometry

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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock. uncountable
    — In lichenometry, a lichen is presumed to grow radially at a specific, constant rate: this rate is used to estimate the age of the largest lichen on a rock surface, and thus the length of time the rock has been exposed.

词源

From licheno- + -metry.
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