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Word: Varve
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century; from Swedish varv ‘layer’
vɑːv
a pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent the deposit of a single year (summer and winter) in a lake. Such layers can be measured to determine the chronology of glacial sediments.
Short Definition:pair of thin layers of clay and silt of contrasting colour and texture which represent deposit of single year summer and winter in lake
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