sedimentary

Definition of Sedimentary in English :

1. sedimentary

resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment

Example Sentences:
'sedimentary deposits'

2. aqueous, sedimentary

produced by the action of water

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sedimentary

adjective

1.

characteristic of, resembling, or containing sediment

2.

(of rocks) formed by the accumulation and consolidation of mineral and organic fragments that have been deposited by water, ice, or wind

Compare igneous, metamorphic

adjective

1.

of, having the nature of, or containing sediment

2.

formed by the deposit of sediment or by evaporation or precipitation, as certain rocks

adj.

1. Of, containing, resembling, or derived from sediment.

2. Of or relating to rocks formed by the deposition of sediment.