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单词 sedimentary rocks
释义

sediment /sedˈi-mənt/

noun
  1. Solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
  2. Dregs
  3. A deposit
  4. Material deposited by water, wind or ice and formed into rock (geology)
transitive verb
  1. To deposit as sediment
  2. To cause or allow to deposit sediment
ORIGIN: L sedimentum, from sedēre to sit

sedimentary /-menˈtər-i/ adjective

sedimentāˈtion noun

  1. Deposition of sediment
  2. The formation of sedimentary rocks

sedimentologˈical adjective

sedimentolˈogist noun

sedimentolˈogy noun (geology)

The study of sedimentary rock

sedimentary rocks plural noun

Those formed by accumulation and deposition of fragmentary materials or organic remains

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