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Sedimentary Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Sedimentary has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A rock of this kind.

Adjective
1

resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment

"sedimentary deposits"

2

produced by the action of water

3

Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

See Also
sedimental spreite microbialite backstep antiform seismic stratigraphy pisolite methane hydrate
Related Terms
Antonyms
eruptive
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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