Assise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Assise is a noun meaning (geology, stratigraphy) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
Meaning
(geology, stratigraphy) Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
Example Sentences
The “Assises” in question are numbered III and IV by Mourlon , and are the lower two of his divisions of the ”psammites” (op. cit., tome i, pp. 92, 93). There is little doubt but that the present species is the Agelacrinus of Mourlon.
Word Forms
- assises
Synonyms for assise
Depending on context, synonyms include bed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assizes, foundations, succession, stratigraphy, megasequence, stratosphere.
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