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Sedimentary - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sedimentary : adj : resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of
sediment; "sedimentary deposits"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sedimentary : \Sed`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]dimentaire.]
Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing
matter that has subsided.
Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous rocks, under
Aqueous.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Aqueous \A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua.
See Aqua, Aquose.]
1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it;
watery.
The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall.
2. Made from, or by means of, water.
An aqueous deposit. --Dana.
Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable
substance by steeping it in water.
Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid
fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens
and the cornea. (See Eye.)
Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water
and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which
are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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