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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIOSTROME

From bio- + Greek strōma covering.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIOSTROME

biostrome  [ˈbaɪəˌstrəʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIOSTROME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biostrome is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIOSTROME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of biostrome in the English dictionary

The definition of biostrome in the dictionary is a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIOSTROME


aerodrome
ˈɛərəˌdrəʊm
airdrome
ˈɛəˌdrəʊm
brome
brəʊm
chrome
krəʊm
cosmodrome
ˈkɒzməˌdrəʊm
Crome
krəʊm
cytochrome
ˈsaɪtəʊˌkrəʊm
Frome
frəʊm
hippodrome
ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm
Jerome
dʒəˈrəʊm
maelstrom
ˈmeɪlstrəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
Nichrome
ˈnaɪkrəʊm
polychrome
ˈpɒlɪˌkrəʊm
roam
rəʊm
Rome
rəʊm
stroam
strəʊm
syndrome
ˈsɪndrəʊm
trichrome
ˈtraɪˌkrəʊm
velodrome
ˈviːləˌdrəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIOSTROME

biosocially
biosolid
biosolids
biosphere
biospheric
biostable
biostatic
biostatically
biostatics
biostatistical
biostatistician
biostatistics
biostratigraphy
biosurgery
biosynthesis
biosynthetic
biosynthetically
biosystematic
biosystematics
biosystematist

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIOSTROME

acute respiratory distress syndrome
Asperger´s syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome
chronic fatigue syndrome
Down´s syndrome
fragile-X syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome
Marfan syndrome
metabolic syndrome
palindrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Reye´s syndrome
shaken baby syndrome
Stockholm syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome
Tourette syndrome
Tourette´s syndrome
toxic shock syndrome
Williams syndrome

Synonyms and antonyms of biostrome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biostrome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIOSTROME

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The translations of biostrome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biostrome» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生物层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

biostromo
570 millions of speakers

English

biostrome
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

biostrome
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

biostrome
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

biostrome
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biostrome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

biostrome
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biostrome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biostrom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Biostrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

biostrome
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

biostrome
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biostrom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biostrome
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

biostrome
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायोस्ट्रोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Biyostrom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biostrome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biostrome
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

biostrome
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biostrome
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

biostrome
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biostrome
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biostrome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biostrome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biostrome

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOSTROME»

The term «biostrome» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.869 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOSTROME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «biostrome» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «biostrome» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biostrome

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIOSTROME»

Discover the use of biostrome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biostrome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Conversely, a biostrome was a flat, layered reef structure, wide or narrow in shape and causing no stratigraphic disturbance inside its sedimentary environment. Discussion Both words "bioherm" and "biostrome" were obviously coined for fossil ...
M. Schwartz, 2006
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
"Macrochlamis" magnolia ojaiensis forms a biostrome in the basal conglomerate of the Agua Sandstone Bed, where it is found with Vertipecten fragments of a form transitional between V. perrini and V. kernensis. San Emigdio Mountains ( UCR ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1991
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An Introduction to the Geology and Mineral Resources of the ...
The biostrome exposed in these counties is excellently discussed by Hattin (1957 , p. 68-76, 91-99). In Wabaunsee County, the biostrome is exposed in a streambank in the SW^SEVi sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 9 E. (pi. 17) . In Geary County this ...
James Van Alen Trumbull, 1958
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
definite biostrome in which C. symmetrica is dominant. Nordeng comments that, on the contrary, it is a zone in which C. symmetrica occurs with varying frequency, with occasional colonies of Collenia clappi Fenton and Fenton. Later studies by ...
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Stromatolites
The mode of occurrence can then be categorized according to the definitions listed in the glossary (see also Preiss, 1972b; Walter, 1972a): bioherm (tabular bioherm, domed bioherm, subspherical bioherm, tonguing bioherm); biostrome ...
M.R. Walter, 1976
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Palaeozoic Reefs and Bioaccumulations: Climatic and ...
A, Frechastraea— Alveolites biostrome; B. <4/veo/;'tes— stromatoporoid biostrome: C, deeper distal brachiopod association. FWWB. fair-weather wave base: SWB. storm wave base. 1, laminar Alveolites; 2, laminar stromatoporoid; 3,  ...
J. Javier Álvaro, 2007
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Contributions to the Geology of Belgium and Northwest ...
It begins with the development of a biostrome formed mainly by rugose corals not known previously in the area, in an environment submitted to storm action. Then depth increases until dysoxic environment before to decrease. The top of the ...
Patrick Degryse, Manuel Sintubin, 2002
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The Great American Carbonate Bank: The Geology and Economic ...
The top of S4 is a widespread stromatolite biostrome that is truncated by a sharp planar surface at the Hellnmaria-Red Tops contact (Figure 90). Sequence 4 and this biostrome are exposed in the House Range embayment at Chalk Knolls ...
James Derby, Richard Fritz, Susan Longacre, 2013
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The Rise and Fall of the Ediacaran Biota
D10 Dark bluish grey dolomite with Jurusania sp. and -3.7 21.5 Minjaria sp. biostrome, 100 m below DFRH 9. D9 Dark black (organic) silty shale (similar to D8) 0.3 18.9 8. D8 Greyish black shale with Chuaria circularis megascopic 6.6 27.2 ...
Patricia Vickers-Rich, Patricia Komarower, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process
(1975) a bioherm is a: “lens-shaped organic reef... embedded in situ inside sedimentary layers of different lithological nature... it may be surrounded by a peripheral talus of biodetrital sediments,” whereas a biostrome is a “layered, bank like ...
David Hopley, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIOSTROME»

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Experts to debate crisis in marine ecosystems in Oman
... during the reef crisis in earth's history, bio-mineralisation, coral growth, biostrome forming and reef building from a micro-to macro scale. «Times of Oman, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Biostrome [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/biostrome>. May 2024 ».
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