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sedimentary

English

Etymology

From sediment +? -ary

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?d??m?nt??i/

Adjective

sedimentary (not comparable)

  1. (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

Coordinate terms

  • igneous, metamorphic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)

  1. A rock of this kind.

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bioclastic

English

Etymology

bio- +? clastic

Adjective

bioclastic (comparative more bioclastic, superlative most bioclastic)

  1. (geology) Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms
  2. (geology) Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms

Translations

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