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Sedimentary

//ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made by the deposition and compression of small particles. not-comparable

    "It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks."

Adjective
  1. 1
    produced by the action of water wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A rock of this kind.

    "The absence of sedimentaries and metasedimentaries in W52 suggest it is not from the Sepik north coast, which is defined by heterogeneous lithic inclusions derived from the Torricelli Mountains."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sediment + -ary.

Etymology 2

From sediment + -ary.

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