foreset

1 of 3

transitive verb

: to arrange beforehand

foreset

2 of 3

adjective

: of, relating to, or forming the steeper slope on the outer margin of a delta or the lee side of a dune or the sediments deposited on such a slope

a silty foreset slope

foreset

3 of 3

noun

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variants or less commonly foreset bed

: a foreset slope or layer (as of sediment or rock)

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

fore- + set

Adjective

fore- + set (past participle of set)

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