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horizontal sorting

horizontal sorting noun: a form of graded bedding that occurs at the bottom of a body of water. The principle says that smaller colloids (particles) settle farther in the strata while larger particles settle closer to the source of water.

Noun

horizontal sorting (uncountable)

  1. A form of graded bedding that occurs at the bottom of a body of water. The principle says that smaller colloids (particles) settle farther in the strata while larger particles settle closer to the source of water.

Questions about horizontal sorting

What does horizontal sorting mean?
Horizontal sorting means a form of graded bedding that occurs at the bottom of a body of water. The principle says that smaller colloids (particles) settle farther in the strata while larger particles settle closer to the source of water.
What part of speech is horizontal sorting?
Horizontal sorting is a noun.

Words near horizontal sorting in the dictionary

  1. horizontal proliferation
  2. horizontal refreshments
  3. horizontal run
  4. horizontal runs
  5. horizontal slam dance
  6. horizontal sorting
  7. horizontal stabiliser
  8. horizontal stabilisers
  9. horizontal stabilizer
  10. horizontal stabilizers
  11. horizontal standard

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