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sedimentary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
  • /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
    • It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks. 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:

Coordinates

* igneous · metamorphic

Deriveds

tectosedimentary · sedimentary basin · biosedimentary · nonsedimentary · sedimentarily · morphosedimentary · postsedimentary · volcanosedimentary · hydrosedimentary · organosedimentary · pedosedimentary · metasedimentary · synsedimentary · sedimentary rock

Translations (27)

tr tortulu (composed of sediment) · mi parataiao (composed of sediment) · la sedimentārius (composed of sediment) · ca sedimentari (composed of sediment) · da sedimentær (composed of sediment) · tr tunmal (composed of sediment) · es sedimentario (composed of sediment) · nb sedimentær (composed of sediment) · nl sedimentair (composed of sediment) · gl sedimentario (composed of sediment) · th เป็นตะกอน (composed of sediment) · ru оса́дочный (composed of sediment) · pl osadowy (composed of sediment) · tr tortul (composed of sediment) · it sedimentario (composed of sediment) · el ιζηματογενής (composed of sediment) · fr sédimentaire (composed of sediment) · fi sedimenttinen (composed of sediment) · bg утаечен (composed of sediment) · cy gwaddodol (composed of sediment) · nn sedimentær (composed of sediment) · cmn 沉積成的 /沉积成的 (composed of sediment) · fi kerrostunut (composed of sediment) · pt sedimentário (composed of sediment) · ro sedimentar (composed of sediment) · mk седиментен (composed of sediment) · fi sedimentti- (composed of sediment)

sedimentary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
  • /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.

Meanings

  1. A rock of this kind.
    • The absence of sedimentaries and metasedimentaries in W52 suggest it is not from the Sepik north coast, which is defined by heterogeneous lithic inclusions derived from the Torricelli Mountains. 2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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