Meaning of assise | Babel Free
Definitions
Two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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