olistostrome
olistostrome noun: a sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.
Noun
olistostrome (plural olistostromes)
- A sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.
Forms of olistostrome
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Origin of olistostrome
From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slide”) + Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”).
Words formed from olistostrome
Questions about olistostrome
- What does olistostrome mean?
- Olistostrome means a sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.
- What part of speech is olistostrome?
- Olistostrome is a noun.
- What is the plural of olistostrome?
- The plural of olistostrome is olistostromes.
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