cross bedding
1Cross bedding — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
2cross bedding — (geology) another term for ↑false bedding (see under ↑false). • • • Main Entry: ↑cross …
3Cross-bedding — Crossbedding of sandstone near Mt. Carmel road, Zion Canyon, indicating wind action and sand dune formation prior to formation of rock (NPS photo by George A. Grant, 1929) …
4cross-bedding — n. Geol. lines of stratification crossing the main rock strata. Also called false bedding. * * * cross bedding, belt see cross B …
5cross-bedding — a) Cross stratification in which the cross beds are more than 1 cm in thickness. b) A cross bedded structure; a cross bed. Compare: cross lamination. GG …
6cross-bedding — noun Geology layering within a stratum and at an angle to the main bedding plane …
7cross bedding — Oblique deposition of thin beds with respect to the main planes of stratification [16] …
8Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… …
9Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …
10Cross aisle — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… …