cross-bedded

American  

[kraws-bed-id, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈbɛd ɪd, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

Geology.

1. having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.

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Other Word Forms

• cross-bedding
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cross-bedded

cross- + bedded ( see bed, -ed ²)

Example Sentences

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cross-bedded

As the uplift continues, the cherty limestone and possibly the cross-bedded sandstone are both cut through, as the plateau slowly emerges.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

It is a gracefully domed temple in the cross-bedded sandstone, and clearly reveals its five hundred feet superior height over Horus.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

Then it winds its way down and around the cherty limestone, to the top of the cross-bedded sandstone, down which zigzags and steps lead one to the spring itself.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

When about a mile down, the separation line between the cross-bedded sandstone and the upper red sandstone is clearly revealed to the left of the trail.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

Picture a great, overhanging wall at the very bottom of the cross-bedded sandstone, from twelve to fifty and more feet high, the recess being perhaps thirty or forty feet back.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton