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progradation

progradation noun: the growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment.

Noun

progradation (countable and uncountable, plural progradations)

  1. The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment

Forms of progradation

pluralprogradations

Origin of progradation

Formed as pro- + gradation, after prograde.

Words formed from progradation

Questions about progradation

What does progradation mean?
Progradation means the growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment.
What part of speech is progradation?
Progradation is a noun.
What is the plural of progradation?
The plural of progradation is progradations.

Words near progradation in the dictionary

  1. prognostized
  2. prognostizes
  3. prognostizing
  4. progoitrin
  5. progovernment
  6. progradation
  7. progradational
  8. progradationally
  9. progradations
  10. prograde
  11. prograded

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