地層 | Japanese meaning

地層【ちそう】

Frequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

Forms

地層【ちそう】Frequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.
ちそう

Generated definitions (experimental)

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

Refers to distinct layers of earth or rock which have different characteristics, often used in geology to discuss the arrangement and composition of various layers of soil and rock.

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The strata in this area are very old.

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Fossils can be found where the layers of rock overlap.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to investigate geological formationsanalysis of stratastrata are formeddistribution of layerschanges in geological layerssubsurface stratumidentification of geological layersstratum modelsedimentary layerold stratum

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

されき砂礫・かざんはい火山灰などがへいたん平坦にたいせき堆積してできたたいせきがん堆積岩のそう層．.

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Example sentences

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This is a layer of soil that is permanently frozen, and in some places it's many feet deep.

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