SEDIMENTARY
aqueous, sedimentary
(adjective) produced by the action of water
sedimentary
(adjective) resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; “sedimentary deposits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sedimentary (not comparable)
(geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
Coordinate terms
• igneous, metamorphic
Noun
sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)
A rock of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Sed`i*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sédimentaire.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing
matter that has subsided. Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous
rocks, under Aqueous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition