sorted
adjective
(of sedimentary particles) uniform in size.
well-sorted
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a word derived from
sorted.
Example Sentences
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Others just paid top dollar for well-sorted material.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2019
Unconsolidated gravels, highly fractured and dissolved rocks, and well-sorted sandstones have high hydraulic conductivities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The littoral zone, better known as the beach, consists of highly weathered, homogeneous, well-sorted sand grains made mostly of quartz.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Primary porosity tends to be higher in well-sorted sediments compared to poorly sorted sediments, where there is a range of smaller particles to fill the spaces made by the larger particles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
