English Explanatory Dictionary

sedimentary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
noun
  1. A rock of this kind.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sedimentary.wav

Word forms

sedimentary sedimentaries

Etymology

From sediment + -ary.

Derived words

biosedimentary hydrosedimentary metasedimentary morphosedimentary nonsedimentary organosedimentary pedosedimentary postsedimentary sedimentarily sedimentary basin sedimentary rock synsedimentary tectosedimentary volcanosedimentary
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