Definition of pedogenic in English:
pedogenic
adjective ˌpɛdə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌpedəˈjenik
Relating to or denoting processes occurring in soil or leading to the formation of soil.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other processes that are, however, important on local scales include aeolian, lacustrine, and pedogenic processes.
- All of the pedogenic features have hydromorphic characteristics, produced by extended periods of water saturation.
- The red mudstone horizons preserve extensive pedogenic textures and desiccation cracks indicative of mature palaeosol development.
- Palaeosol horizons are interbedded with these units, representing the pedogenic alteration of exposed floodplain sediments.
- Basal erosion surfaces are locally overlain by a grey pebble-sized lag of mud chip and pedogenic carbonate clasts.
Origin
1920s: from pedo- + -genic.