sedimentary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
- /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
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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
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(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:
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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)