English Explanatory Dictionary

sedimentary rock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-sedimentary rock.wav

Word forms

sedimentary rock sedimentary rocks
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