Regolith Definition

rĕgə-lĭth
noun
The loose, unconsolidated material, residual or transported, that rests on the bedrock; mantle rock.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Regolith

Noun

Singular:
regolith
Plural:
regoliths

Origin of Regolith

  • Irregular formation from Ancient Greek ῥῆγος (rhÄ“gos, “rug, blanket") + -lith (from λίθος (lithos, “stone")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek rhēgos blanket –lith

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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