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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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tripoli

English

Etymology

Originally brought from Tripoli in Africa.

Noun

tripoli (countable and uncountable, plural tripolis)

  1. (geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.

Italian

Noun

tripoli m (invariable)

  1. (geology) tripoli

tripoli m

  1. plural of tripolo
  2. plural of tripolio

Anagrams

  • poltrii

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