Sedimentary
[sedɪ'mentrɪ] or [,sɛdɪ'mɛntri]
Definition
(adj.) resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; 'sedimentary deposits' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.
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Examples
- So that the lofty pile of sedimentary rocks in Britain gives but an inadequate idea of the time which has elapsed during their accumulation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- On the other hand, in all parts of the world the piles of sedimentary strata are of wonderful thickness. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- All strata are sedimentary, consolidated at the bottom of the sea by the pressure of the water and by subterranean heat. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mr. Hopkins also expresses his belief that sedimentary beds of considerable horizontal extent have rarely been completely destroyed. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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