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



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