sedimentary rock
sedimentary rock noun: one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
Noun
sedimentary rock (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentary rocks)
- One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
- It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
sedimentary rock meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
sedimentary rock in Hindi
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- अवसादी शैल avsādī śail
sedimentary rock in Tamil
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- படிவுப் பாறை paṭivup pāṟai
sedimentary rock in Bengali
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- পাললিক শিলা palolik śila
sedimentary rock in Telugu
- one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- అవక్షేపణ రాయి avakṣēpaṇa rāyi
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- sedimentary rock in Malayalam
- അവസാദശില avasādaśila
- sedimentary rock in Nepali
- पत्रे चट्टान patre caṭṭān
- sedimentary rock in Tagalog
- tininging bato
- sedimentary rock in Arabic
- صَخْر رُسُوبِيّ ṣaḵr rusūbiyy
- sedimentary rock in Malay
- batuan enapan
- sedimentary rock in Indonesian
- batuan sedimen, batuan endapan
- sedimentary rock in Persian
- سنگ رسوبی sang-e rosubi
- sedimentary rock in Thai
- หินตะกอน hǐn-dtà-gɔɔn, หินชั้น hǐn-chán
- sedimentary rock in Vietnamese
- đá trầm tích
- sedimentary rock in Myanmar
- အနည်ကျကျောက် a.nanykya.kyauk
Forms of sedimentary rock
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Questions about sedimentary rock
- What does sedimentary rock mean?
- Sedimentary rock means one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
- What is sedimentary rock in Hindi?
- Sedimentary rock in Hindi is अवसादी शैल (avsādī śail). See Sedimentary rock meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sedimentary rock?
- Sedimentary rock is a noun.
- What is the plural of sedimentary rock?
- The plural of sedimentary rock is sedimentary rocks.
Words near sedimentary rock in the dictionary
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