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sedimentology

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

noun

Geology.
  1. the study of sedimentary rocks.


sedimentology British  
/ ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

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sedimentology Scientific  
/ sĕd′ə-mən-tŏlə-jē /
  1. The science that deals with the description, classification, and origin of sedimentary rock.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of sedimentology

1935–40; sediment + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

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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

That is, Dave is ‘discovering’ artifacts of sedimentology and taphonomy, not genuine features of anatomy.

From Scientific American • Jul. 4, 2012

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