SILTSTONE

Meaning of SILTSTONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsilt-ˌstōn ]

noun

Date: circa 1920

: a rock composed chiefly of silt hardened by heat, pressure, or cementation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

SILTSTONE — noun Date: circa 1920 a rock composed chiefly of silt hardened by heat, pressure, or cementation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SILTSTONE — Hardened sedimentary rock that is composed primarily of angular silt-sized particles (see silt ) and that is not laminated or …
Английский словарь Британика
SILTSTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a rock composed chiefly of indurated silt
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILTSTONE — /silt"stohn'/ , n. Petrog. a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt. [ 1925-30; SILT + STONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILTSTONE — ■ noun fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of consolidated silt.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILTSTONE — [silt.stone] n (ca. 1920): a rock composed chiefly of indurated silt
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILTSTONE — hardened sedimentary rock that is composed primarily of angular silt-sized particles (0.0039 to 0.063 mm [0.00015 to 0.0025 inch] in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILTSTONE — n. rock of consolidated silt.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILTSTONE — n. rock of consolidated silt.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILTSTONE — n. rock of consolidated silt.
Oxford English vocab
SILTSTONE — n. Hardened sedimentary rock that is composed primarily of angular silt-sized particles (see silt ) and that is not laminated …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILTSTONE — алевролит, минер. алеврит (минералогия) алеврит
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILTSTONE — n мин. алеврит
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SILTSTONE — алеврит
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SILTSTONE — алеврит
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SILTSTONE — алевролит, минер. алеврит
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SILTSTONE — (n) алеврит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SILTSTONE — n мин. алеврит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SILTSTONE — n мин. алеврит
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SILTSTONE — алевролит, минер. алеврит (минералогия) алеврит
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILTSTONE — n. Pronunciation: ' silt- ˌ st ō n Function: noun Date: circa 1920 : a rock composed chiefly of silt …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SILT — Sediment particles 0. 00016–0.0024 in. (0.004–0.06 mm) in diameter, regardless of mineral type. Silt is easily transported by moving currents …
Английский словарь Британика
RIPPLE MARK — Geol. 1. one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, esp. on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OIL SHALE — Geol. a black or dark-brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILT — sediment particles ranging from 0.004 to 0.06 mm (0.00016 to 0.0024 inch) in diameter irrespective of mineral type. Silt is …
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
MUDSTONE — sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay- or silt-sized particles (less than 0.063 mm [0.0025 inch] in diameter); it is not …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUTITE — any fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of clay- or silt-sized particles (less than 0.063 mm [0.0025 inch] in diameter) that are …
Britannica English vocabulary
CYCLOTHEM — complex, repetitive stratigraphic succession of marine and nonmarine strata that are indicative of cyclic depositional regimes. Ideal cyclothem successions are …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUDLOW SERIES — the third of four main divisions (in ascending order) comprising the Silurian System; it represents all those rocks on a …
Britannica English vocabulary
JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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