Dictionary

varve en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /vɑɹv/ US, rhotic
• /vɑːv/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”).

Meanings

1. An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
   • A comparable method uses varves […] where spans of time can be measured through counting varves, and also by radiocarbon dating plant or animal residues within the varves. 2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 37:

Forms

Deriveds

varved

Relateds

rhythmite

Translations (4)

cs varva (an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) · ga varbh (an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) · fr varve (an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock) · sv varv (an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock)