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

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 George Wharton James

The chief object is an almost detached mountain, crowned with irregular cross-bedded layers of white sandstone.

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

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 George Wharton James

In sections of river banks one may often see a vertical succession of cross-bedded strata, each built in the way described.

From The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton

For three-quarters of a mile this trail descends, zigzagging back and forth until the top of the cross-bedded sandstone is reached.

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