sedimentary

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sedimentary

/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/

adjective

not comparable, of a rock Made by the deposition and compression of small particles. It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.

noun sedimentaries

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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sediment, sedimentation, depositional, clastic, detrital, layered, stratified, alluvial, settled, precipitated, particulate, lacustrine, fluvial, deltaic, aeolian, marine

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adj composed of sediment

Español	sedimentario
中文	沉積成的 /沉积成的 chénjī chéng de
Português	sedimentário
Français	sédimentaire
Italiano	sedimentario
Ελληνικά	ιζηματογενής izimatogenís
Română	sedimentar
Русский	оса́дочный osádočnyj

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@misc{sedimentary_2026,
  title = {sedimentary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sedimentary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}