sedimentology

  • 1Sedimentology — encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand [ Raymond Siever, Sand, Scientific American Library, New York (1988), ISBN 0 7167 5021 X.] , mud (silt), [ P.E. Potter, J.B. Maynard, and P.J. Depetris, Mud and Mudstones: Introduction and… …

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  • 2sedimentology — [sed΄ə mən täl′ə jē] n. the branch of geology that deals with sediment and sedimentary rocks sedimentologist n …

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  • 3sedimentology — noun Date: 1932 a branch of science that deals with sedimentary rocks and their inclusions • sedimentologic or sedimentological adjective • sedimentologically adverb • sedimentologist noun …

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  • 4sedimentology — sedimentologic /sed euh men tl oj ik/, sedimentological, adj. sedimentologist, n. /sed euh meuhn tol euh jee/, n. Geol. the study of sedimentary rocks. [1935 40; SEDIMENT + o + LOGY] * * * Scientific discipline concerned with the physical and… …

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  • 5sedimentology — noun The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed …

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  • 6sedimentology — study of sediment Sciences and Studies …

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  • 7sedimentology — sed·i·men·tol·o·gy …

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  • 8sedimentology — sed•i•men•tol•o•gy [[t]ˌsɛd ə mənˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. gel the study of sedimentary rocks • Etymology: 1935–40 sed i•men to•log′ic ˌmɛn tlˈɒdʒ ɪk sed i•men to•log′i•cal,adj. sed i•men•tol′o•gist, n …

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  • 9sedimentology — jē noun ( es) Etymology: sediment (I) + o + logy : the description, classification, and interpretation of sediments …

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  • 10Maturity (sedimentology) — In sedimentology, maturity describes the composition of grains in sandstones occurring from various amounts of sediment transportation. It occurs when the grains in a sediment become well sorted and well rounded due to weathering of the grains.… …

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