'Stratigraphy' definitions:

Definition of 'stratigraphy'

(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata

Definition of 'Stratigraphy'

From: GCIDE
  • Stratigraphy \Stra*tig"ra*phy\, n. [Stratum + -graphy.] That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata. [1913 Webster]