sedimentary

sedimentary

English

Etymology

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English sediment
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English sedimentary

    From sediment + -ary.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    sedimentary (not comparable)

    1. (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
      • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
        It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.

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    Noun

    sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)

    1. A rock of this kind.
      • 2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
        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.
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