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prodelta

prodelta noun: the part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest.

Noun

prodelta (plural prodeltas)

  1. The part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest
    • The sediments are mainly of terrigenous origin, and on the prodelta of the Orange River they are laminated and have a dominant fluvial input [27 ].2015 December 1, “Infaunal Benthic Communities from the Inner Shelf off Southwestern Africa Are Characterised by Generalist Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prodelta

pluralprodeltas

Origin of prodelta

From pro- + delta.

Questions about prodelta

What does prodelta mean?
Prodelta means the part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest.
What part of speech is prodelta?
Prodelta is a noun.
What is the plural of prodelta?
The plural of prodelta is prodeltas.

Words near prodelta in the dictionary

  1. prodegenerative
  2. prodelision
  3. prodelisions
  4. prodelphinidin
  5. prodelphinidins
  6. prodelta
  7. prodeltaic
  8. prodeltas
  9. prodemocracy
  10. prodemocratic
  11. prodeportation

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