unstratified
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of unstratified
First recorded in 1765–75; un- 1 + stratify ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Boulder-clay is a coarse unstratified deposit of fine clay, with more or less sand, and boulders of various sizes, the latter usually marked with glacial striations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
A rock of a uniform texture, belonging to the unstratified and volcanic classes, which has an unctuous appearance like indurated pitch.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
A sheet of drift, consisting of the same homogeneous, unstratified paste, and containing loose materials of all sorts and sizes, covers the country.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
The drift as a whole is therefore partly stratified and partly unstratified.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
In structure, the drift which is strictly glacial, is unstratified.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
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