Definition of sedimentary. Meaning of sedimentary. Synonyms of sedimentary

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Definition of sedimentary

sedimentary
Aqueous A"que*ous, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See Aqua, Aquose.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall. 2. Made from, or by means of, water. An aqueous deposit. --Dana. Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.

Meaning of sedimentary from wikipedia

- Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the ac****ulation or deposition of sediments, ie. mineral or organic particles, at Earth's surface...
- Sedimentary basins are region-scale depressions of the Earth's crust where subsidence has occurred and a thick sequence of sediments have ac****ulated...
- sedimentation; if buried, they may eventually become sandstone and siltstone (sedimentary rocks) through lithification. Sediments are most often transported by...
- they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous and metamorphic petrology are commonly taught together...
- refer to sedimentary rocks and particles in sediment transport, whether in suspension or as bed load, and in sediment deposits. Clastic sedimentary rocks...
- Sedimentary basin analysis is a geologic method by which the formation and evolution history of a sedimentary basin is revealed, by analyzing the sediment...
- Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g., kaolin...
- Volcano-sedimentary may refer to: Volcano-sedimentary rock, a sedimentary rock originating from volcanic material Volcano-sedimentary sequence, a stratigraphic...
- Limestone (calcium carbonate CaCO3) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the...
- interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures. Sedimentary rocks cover up to 75% of the Earth's surface,...