lithostratigraphy
noun
lithostratigraphy is spelled L-I-T-H-O-S-T-R-A-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lithostratigraphy means “The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lithostratigraphy is lithostratigraphies.
How many letters and syllables are in lithostratigraphy?
| Letters | 17: L-I-T-H-O-S-T-R-A-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lithostratigraphy?
Lithostratigraphy appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lithostratigraphy
- lithostratigraphies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lithostratigraphy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lithostratigraphy come from?
From litho- + stratigraphy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).