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Stratigraphy vs Stratography - What's the difference?

stratigraphy | stratography |

As nouns the difference between stratigraphy and stratography

is that stratigraphy is the study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification) while stratography is a description of an army, or of what belongs to an army.

stratigraphy

English

(wikipedia stratigraphy) (wikiversity stratigraphy lecture)

Noun

  • (geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
  • (archaeology) the layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.

    • Derived terms

    * biostratigraphy * chronostratigraphy * lithostratigraphy * hydrostratigraphy * seismic stratigraphy * stratigrapher * stratigraphic * stratigraphical

    stratography

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) an army + (-graphy).

    Noun

    (-)
  • A description of an army, or of what belongs to an army.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • The scientific description of geological strata.
    • (Webster 1913)