sedimentology

American  

[sed-uh-muhn-tol-uh-jee] / ˌsɛd ə mənˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Geology.

1. the study of sedimentary rocks.

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sedimentology British  

/ ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of geology concerned with sedimentary rocks and deposits

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sedimentology Scientific  

/ sĕd′ə-mən-tŏl′ə-jē /

1. The science that deals with the description, classification, and origin of sedimentary rock.

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Other Word Forms

• sedimentologist
  noun
• sedimentologic
  adjective
• sedimentological
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sedimentology

1935–40; sediment + -o- + -logy

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Example Sentences

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sedimentology

With experts in sedimentology, paleontology, geochemistry, biogeochemistry and mathematical modeling, the group literally dug deep to geochemically analyze hundreds of samples scattered across different continents.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

“It doesn’t match the sedimentology that we find,” said Nicholas Pyenson, a paleontologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and an author of the study.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

This was not a paleontological question; it was a problem of geophysics and sedimentology.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2019

Boggs, S. J. Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

Spirit went to Gusev Crater, which appealed to geologists interested in its stratigraphy and sedimentology, while Opportunity touched down on Meridiani Planum, where remote sensing showed a concentration of the water-related mineral hematite.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 23, 2011

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