conglomerate
noun
anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
conglomeratic
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a word derived from
conglomerate.
Example Sentences
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As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Consisting of massive grits, sometimes conglomeratic, greywackes, flags and shales, these beds are repeated by innumerable folds frequently inverted, striking N.E. and S.W. and usually dipping towards the N.W.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
The conglomeratic layers are made up of water-worn pieces of quartzite, Plate III Fig.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
Some portions of this Alpine Eocene are coarsely conglomeratic, and in places there are boulders of 663 non-local rocks of enormous dimensions included in the argillaceous or sandy matrix.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
The basal beds of the sandstone are often conglomeratic.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
