varve

noun

noun

UK /vɑːv/ · /vɑɹv/

Etymology Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”).

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.

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.2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 37:

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