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sedimentary rocks

sedimentary rocks is the plural of sedimentary rock.

Meaning of sedimentary rock

Noun

sedimentary rock (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentary rocks)

  1. 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

Questions about sedimentary rocks

What is sedimentary rocks the plural of?
Sedimentary rocks is the plural of sedimentary rock.

Words near sedimentary rocks in the dictionary

  1. sedimentarily
  2. sedimentary
  3. sedimentary basin
  4. sedimentary basins
  5. sedimentary rock
  6. sedimentary rocks
  7. sedimentate
  8. sedimentated
  9. sedimentates
  10. sedimentating
  11. sedimentation

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