TURBIDITE


Meaning of TURBIDITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtər-bə-ˌdīt ]

noun

Etymology: turbid ity current (a current flowing down a slope and spreading out on the ocean floor) + -ite (I)

Date: 1957

: a sedimentary deposit consisting of material that has moved down the steep slope at the edge of a continental shelf ; also : a rock formed from this deposit

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