sedimentary

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English

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Etymology

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From sediment +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/, /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tɹi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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sedimentary (not comparable)

  1. (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
    • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
      It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.

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Noun

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sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)

  1. A rock of this kind.
    • 2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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.