DEPOSITIONAL

Meaning of DEPOSITIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

see deposition

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DEPOSITIONAL — adjective see: deposition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEPOSITIONAL — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|zishən ə l, -shnəl adjective : of, relating to, or made by, deposition the present erosional and depositional topography of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPOSITIONAL — adj. pertaining to a deposition (dismissal or removal from office); pertaining to a testimony given under oath
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEDIMENTARY FACIES — Different, but contemporaneous and juxtaposed, sedimentary rocks . Terrigenous facies are accumulations of particles eroded from older rocks and transported …
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SANDSTONE — Sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains (0.0025–0.08 in., or 0.06–2 mm, in diameter). The spaces between grains may be empty …
Английский словарь Британика
TERRACE — I. ˈterə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French terrasse, terrace pile of earth, platform, terrace, from Old Provençal terrassa, …
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PARTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English partinge, parting, from gerund of parten to part 1. archaic : departure …
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POSTDEPOSITIONAL — (|) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: post- + depositional : occurring or produced after deposition of the sediments involved — used of a …
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PEDIMENT — ˈpedəmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English periment, probably alteration of English pyramid 1. a. : the …
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NONCONFORMITY — | ̷ ̷ at non- + noun Etymology: non- (I) + conformity 1. a. (1) : failure or refusal to conform to …
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EROSIONAL — -zhən ə l, -zhnəl adjective : of, relating to, or produced by erosion the erosional and depositional work of the …
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CONFORMITY — kənˈfȯ(r)məd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English conformyte, from Middle French conformite, from Late Latin conformitat-, conformitas, …
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BEDDING PLANE — noun : the surface that separates each successive layer of a stratified rock from its preceeding layer : a depositional …
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DEPOSITION — — depositional , adj. /dep'euh zish"euhn, dee'peuh-/ , n. 1. removal from an office or position. 2. the act or …
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STRATIFICATION — the layering that occurs in most sedimentary rocks and in those igneous rocks formed at the Earth's surface, as from …
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SEDIMENTOLOGY — scientific discipline that is concerned with the physical and chemical properties of sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their …
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SEDIMENTARY ROCK — rock formed at or near the Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment (detrital rock) or by the …
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SEDIMENTARY FACIES — physical, chemical, and biological aspects of a sedimentary bed and the lateral change within sequences of beds of the same …
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SANDSTONE — lithified accumulation of sand-sized grains (0.063 to 2 mm [0.0025 to 0.08 inch] in diameter). It is the second most …
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PLAIN — any relatively level area of the Earth's surface exhibiting gentle slopes and small local relief. Plains vary widely in size. …
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MOLASSE — thick association of continental and marine clastic sedimentary rocks that consists mainly of sandstones and shales formed as shore deposits. …
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LANDFORM — any conspicuous topographic feature on the Earth or a similar planetary body or satellite. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic …
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HYDROSPHERE — discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth's surface. It includes all liquid and frozen surface waters, groundwater held …
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GEOLOGIC SCIENCES — the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy. An introduction …
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DELTA — low-lying plain that is composed of stream-borne sediments deposited by a river at its mouth. Some 2,500 years ago, Herodotus …
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CYCLOTHEM — complex, repetitive stratigraphic succession of marine and nonmarine strata that are indicative of cyclic depositional regimes. Ideal cyclothem successions are …
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CORE SAMPLING — technique used in underground or undersea exploration and prospecting. A core sample is a roughly cylindrical piece of subsurface material …
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CONTINENTAL LANDFORM — any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic cones), plateaus, …
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TRIASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. first period of …
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RIVERS AS AGENTS OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION — Rivers as agents of landscape evolution Every landform at the Earth's surface reflects a particular accommodation between properties of the …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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