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interbedded

US/ɪntɚˈbɛdəd/

interbedded adjective: occurring between beds of rock.

Adjective

interbedded (not comparable)

  1. Occurring between beds of rock.
    • They are regarded as distal turbidites and are interbedded with bioclastic limestones and massive breccioid limestones containing blocks of coral colonies and intraclasts that are regarded as proximal turbidites.2007, Bernhard Hubmann, Fossil Corals and Sponges: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera, Graz 2003

Origin of interbedded

From inter- + bedded.

Questions about interbedded

What does interbedded mean?
Interbedded means occurring between beds of rock.
What part of speech is interbedded?
Interbedded is an adjective.
How do you pronounce interbedded?
Interbedded is pronounced /ɪntɚˈbɛdəd/ (US).

Words near interbedded in the dictionary

  1. interbatch
  2. interbeacon
  3. interbeam
  4. interbeat
  5. interbed
  6. interbedded
  7. interbedding
  8. interbeddings
  9. interbeds
  10. interbehavior
  11. interbehavioral

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