| 单词 | terrigenous |
| 释义 | terrigenous[ te-rij-uh-nuhs ] / tɛˈrɪdʒ ə nəs / adjectiveproduced by the earth. Geology. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighboring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such sediments. Origin of terrigenous1675–85; <Latin terrigenus, equivalent to terr(a) earth + -i--i- + -genus-genous Words nearby terrigenousterricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine, territorial, Territorial Army, territorial court, territorialism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terrigenous
British Dictionary definitions for terrigenousterrigenous / (tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs) / adjectiveof or produced by the earth (of geological deposits) formed in the sea from material derived from the land by erosion Word Origin for terrigenousC17: from Latin terrigenus, from terra earth + gignere to beget Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for terrigenousterrigenous [ tĕ-rĭj′ə-nəs ] Derived from the land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of shallow marine sediments. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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