TERRIGENOUS

Meaning of TERRIGENOUS in English

[ tɛ'rɪdʒɪnəs ]

■ adjective Geology denoting marine sediment eroded from the land.

Origin

C17: from L. terrigenus (from terra 'earth' + -genus 'born') + -ous .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TERRIGENOUS — adjective see: kin Date: 1882 being or relating to oceanic sediment derived directly from the destruction of rocks on the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TERRIGENOUS — təˈrijənəs, teˈr- adjective Etymology: Latin terrigena earthborn (from terri- — from terra earth — + -gena — akin to Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — (a.) Earthborn; produced by the earth.
Английский словарь Webster
TERRIGENOUS — ( a. ) Earthborn; produced by the earth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — /te rij"euh neuhs/ , adj. 1. produced by the earth. 2. Geol. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin terrigena earthborn, from terra earth + gignere to beget — more at kin Date: 1882 : being …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERRIGENOUS — adj earthborn; produced by the earth.
Webster English vocab
TERRIGENOUS — [ter.rig.e.nous] adj [L terrigena earthborn, fr. terra earth + gignere to beget--more at kin] (1882): being or relating to oceanic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TERRIGENOUS — adj. produced by the earth or the land (terrigenous deposits). [L terrigenus earth-born]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TERRIGENOUS — adj. produced by the earth or the land (terrigenous deposits). [ L terrigenus earth-born ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — adj. produced by the earth or the land (terrigenous deposits). Etymology: L terrigenus earth-born
Oxford English vocab
TERRIGENOUS — Derived from or originating on the land (usually referring to sediments) as opposed to material or sediments produced in the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
TERRIGENOUS — терригенный (книжное) рождающийся в земле (геология) терригенный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TERRIGENOUS — a книжн. 1. рождающийся в земле 2. геол. терригенный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TERRIGENOUS — (r) рождающийся в земле
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — (a) терригенный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TERRIGENOUS — a книжн. 1. рождающийся в земле 2. геол. терригенный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TERRIGENOUS — a книжн. 1. рождающийся в земле 2. геол. терригенный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TERRIGENOUS — обломочный терригенный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
TERRIGENOUS — терригенный (книжное) рождающийся в земле (геология) терригенный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TERRIGENOUS — Pronunciation: te- ' ri-j ə -n ə s, t ə - Function: adjective Etymology: Latin terrigena earthborn, from terra earth …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TERRIGENE — terri·gene adj terrigenous
Interlingua English vocab
SEDIMENTARY FACIES — Different, but contemporaneous and juxtaposed, sedimentary rocks . Terrigenous facies are accumulations of particles eroded from older rocks and transported …
Английский словарь Британика
MARINE — I. məˈrēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English maryn, from Middle French marine, from Old French, from feminine of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARTHBORN — (a.) Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
Английский словарь Webster
EARTHBORN — ( a. ) Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EARTHBORN — adj relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. 2. earthborn ·adj born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the …
Webster English vocab
-GENOUS — [-genous] adj comb form [-gen + -ous] 1: producing: yielding "erogenous" 2: having (such) an origin "terrigenous"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEPHROCHRONOLOGY — method of age determination that makes use of layers of ash (tephra). Tephra layers are excellent time-stratigraphic markers, but, to …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEDIMENTARY ROCK — rock formed at or near the Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment (detrital rock) or by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATHYAL ZONE — marine ecologic realm extending down from the edge of the continental shelf to the depth at which the water temperature …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
Britannica English vocabulary

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