sedimentary

Etymology

From sediment + -ary.

adj

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

noun

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

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