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sedimentarily en · ADV

Etymology

From sedimentary + -ly.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) As, or in terms of, sediment.
   • The characteristics noted here are not universal for conditions in Germany because the samples were obtained from petrographically and sedimentarily different aquifers and some sites are represented by only a single sample. 1992, Suzanne Lesage, Groundwater Contamination and Analysis at Hazardous Waste Sites:
   • Humus may accumulate both sedimentarily and sedentarily.