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sedimentology Definition

sedi·men·tol·ogy (sed′ə mən tälə jē)

noun

the branch of geology that deals with sediment and sedimentary rocks

sedimentology Related Forms
sed′i·men·tolo·gist noun
sedimentology Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Another third comprise a development of geological skills including sedimentology, structural geology and plate tectonics.
  • understand: His maps on the distribution of carbonates, siliceous deposits and manganese nodules form the basis of understanding oceanic sedimentology.

Adjective modifier

  • glacial: The remainder of the week was spent with Prof. Ed Derbyshire, looking at various aspects of glacial sedimentology.
  • Quaternary: To develop the student's expertise in Quaternary sedimentology by consideration of both theoretical and practical approaches.
  • detailed: This will be achieved by detailed sedimentology coupled with the interpretation of key surfaces and stacking patterns.

Modifies a noun

  • course: Figure 1 TRIADS Feedback Form The form below lists some common learning outcomes for a typical introductory level sedimentology course.

Noun used with modifier

  • beach: To understand beach profile changes it is important to have knowledge of the beach sedimentology ( gain size and sorting ).
  • carbonate: For another, the conference was supposed to be about the carbonate sedimentology of reefs.

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