terrigenous
[ te-rij-uh-nuhs ]
/ tɛˈrɪdʒ ə nəs /
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adjective
produced by the earth.
Geology. noting or pertaining to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighboring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such sediments.
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Words nearby terrigenous
terricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine, territorial, Territorial Army, territorial court, territorialism
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Example sentences from the Web for terrigenous
The specimen brought up was a terrigenous blue mud (glacial deposit) with some radiolaria.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonAnd thus there are vast regions of the oceanic depressions over which no terrigenous or land-derived materials are accumulating.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie
British Dictionary definitions for terrigenous
terrigenous
/ (tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
of or produced by the earth
(of geological deposits) formed in the sea from material derived from the land by erosion
Word Origin for terrigenous
C17: from Latin terrigenus, from terra earth + gignere to beget
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Scientific definitions for terrigenous
terrigenous
[ tĕ-rĭj′ə-nəs ]
Derived from the land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of shallow marine sediments.
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