sedimentary
adjective
sed·i·men·ta·ry
ˌse-də-ˈmen-tə-rē 
-ˈmen-trē
1
: of, relating to, or containing sediment
sedimentary deposits
2
: formed by or from deposits of sediment
sedimentary rock
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Then, in 1998, the Harvard geologist Paul Hoffman and colleagues published a landmark paper that applied these ideas to observations of sedimentary deposits in Namibia.
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Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024
The Snowball Earth hypothesis has been largely based on evidence from sedimentary rocks exposed in areas that once were along coastlines and shallow seas, as well as climate modeling.
—Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The sedimentary samples contained chemical signatures hidden in thin layers of rock that helped Drabon and her students paint a picture of the tsunamis and other cataclysmic events S2 wrought.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
As the seismic waves move farther outward, the soil causes the waves' size to decrease and become less detectable than waves that encounter sedimentary rock in the western U.S., Li said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024
The Snowball Earth hypothesis has been largely based on evidence from sedimentary rocks exposed in areas that once were along coastlines and shallow seas, as well as climate modeling.
—Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The sedimentary samples contained chemical signatures hidden in thin layers of rock that helped Drabon and her students paint a picture of the tsunamis and other cataclysmic events S2 wrought.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
As the seismic waves move farther outward, the soil causes the waves' size to decrease and become less detectable than waves that encounter sedimentary rock in the western U.S., Li said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Sedimentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedimentary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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sedimentary
adjective
sed·i·men·ta·ry
ˌsed-ə-ˈment-ə-rē
-ˈmen-trē
1
: of, relating to, or containing sediment
2
: formed by or from sediment
sedimentary rock
compare igneous, metamorphic
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