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Sedimentary

adjective/sˌɛdɪmˈɛntɚɹi/
Definition
resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment
produced by the action of water
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˌɛdɪmˈɛntɚɹi/
🇬🇧British English
/sˌɛdɪmˈɛntəɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˌɛdɪmˈɛntəɹi/
5 syllables Say it as /sˌɛdɪmˈɛntɚɹi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
aqueous
Antonyms
igneous
Parts of Speech
adjectiveresembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment
“sedimentary deposits”
adjectiveproduced by the action of water
Word Forms
sedimentnounmatter that has been deposited by some natural process
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sedimentär
Sedimente ähneln oder enthalten oder durch die Ansammlung von Sedimenten entstehen
🇫🇷French
sédimentaire
ressemblant à ou contenant ou formé par l'accumulation de sédiments
🇪🇸Spanish
sedimentario
parecido a, que contiene o formado por la acumulación de sedimento
🇮🇹Italian
sedimentario
somigliante o contenente o formato dall'accumulo di sedimenti
🇳🇱Dutch
sedimentair
lijkt op, bevat of wordt gevormd door de ophoping van sediment
🇵🇹Portuguese
sedimentar
assemelhando-se ou contendo ou formado pela acumulação de sedimentos
🇷🇺Russian
осадочный
напоминающий, содержащий или образованный скоплением осадка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गाद का
तलछट के संचय से मिलता-जुलता या युक्त या निर्मित
🇧🇩Bengali
পাললিক
অনুরূপ বা ধারণ করা বা পলি জমে গঠিত
🇮🇳Tamil
வண்டல்
வண்டல் திரட்சியால் ஒத்த அல்லது கொண்ட அல்லது உருவாக்கப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
అవక్షేపణ
అవక్షేపం చేరడం ద్వారా పోలి ఉంటుంది లేదా కలిగి ఉంటుంది లేదా ఏర్పడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
गाळाचा
सदृश किंवा असलेले किंवा गाळ जमा झाल्यामुळे तयार झालेले
🇮🇳Gujarati
જળકૃત
કાંપના સંચય દ્વારા સામ્યતા અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ અથવા રચના
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಚಿತ
ಕೆಸರಿನ ಶೇಖರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അവശിഷ്ടം
അവശിഷ്ടത്തിൻ്റെ ശേഖരണത്തിലൂടെ സാദൃശ്യമുള്ളതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ രൂപപ്പെടുന്നതോ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਲਛਟ
ਤਲਛਟ ਦੇ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੋਣ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਜੁਲਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
تلچھٹ
مشابہت یا مشتمل یا تلچھٹ کے جمع ہونے سے بنتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
沉积
类似或含有沉积物或由沉积物堆积形成的
🇯🇵Japanese
堆積性の
堆積物に似ている、堆積物を含む、または堆積物の蓄積によって形成される
🇰🇷Korean
퇴적암의
퇴적물의 축적에 의해 유사하거나 함유하거나 형성된 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
trầm tích
giống hoặc chứa hoặc hình thành bởi sự tích tụ trầm tích
🇹🇭Thai
ตะกอน
คล้ายหรือบรรจุหรือเกิดจากการสะสมของตะกอน
🇮🇩Indonesian
sedimen
menyerupai atau mengandung atau dibentuk oleh akumulasi sedimen
🇵🇭Filipino
nalatak
kahawig o naglalaman o nabuo sa pamamagitan ng akumulasyon ng sediment
🇲🇾Malay
sedimen
menyerupai atau mengandungi atau dibentuk oleh pengumpulan sedimen
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الرسوبية
تشبه أو تحتوي أو تتشكل نتيجة لتراكم الرواسب
🇮🇷Persian
رسوبی
شبیه یا حاوی یا از تجمع رسوب تشکیل شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
tortul
tortuya benzeyen veya içeren veya birikmesiyle oluşan
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִשׁקָעִי
דומה או מכיל או נוצר על ידי הצטברות של משקעים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sedimentary'?
The primary meaning of 'sedimentary' is 'resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sedimentary' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sedimentary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sedimentary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sedimentary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'sedimentary' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'sedimentary' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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