sedimentary
adjective
- formed by or containing sediments
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ / /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.
- Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
“It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.
- 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.”