varves

We have found lemma(root) word of varves : varve.

Definitions


[vɑːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in a lake. Such layers can be measured to determine the chronology of glacial sediments


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Origin:
early 20th century; from Swedish varv ‘layer’




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