varve
See also: värve
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