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cyclothem

cyclothem noun: a vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea.

Noun

cyclothem (plural cyclothems)

  1. A vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea

Forms of cyclothem

pluralcyclothems

Origin of cyclothem

From cyclo- + Ancient Greek θέμα (théma, “a deposit”). Coined by American scientists Harold R. Wanless and J. Marvin Weller in 1932.

Words formed from cyclothem

Questions about cyclothem

What does cyclothem mean?
Cyclothem means a vertical stratigraphic sequence caused by repeated flooding by the sea.
What part of speech is cyclothem?
Cyclothem is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclothem?
The plural of cyclothem is cyclothems.

Words near cyclothem in the dictionary

  1. cyclotetraphosphate
  2. cyclotetraphosphates
  3. cyclotetrasiloxane
  4. cycloteuthid
  5. cycloteuthids
  6. cyclothem
  7. cyclothemic
  8. cyclothems
  9. cyclotherapy
  10. cyclothiazide
  11. cyclothiazomycin

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