potassium-argon dating
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-är´gän´/
● (روش سنجش قدمت سنگوارهها) قدمت یابی پتاسیم - آرگون
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From French 'potasse' (potash) + -ium (suffix indicating a chemical element) + argon + dating.
مثال
- Potassium-argon dating is commonly used in geology and archaeology.
- The age of the fossil was determined using potassium-argon dating.
ترکیبهای رایج
Potassium-argon dating method Potassium-argon dating technique Potassium-argon dating process Potassium-argon dating analysis
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon