| 释义 |
ˈwater-worn, a. Chiefly Geol.
Worn or corroded by the action of water.
1815Bakewell Introd. Geol. 10 Water-worn fragments of primary and transition rocks are commonly found in many of the secondary rocks. 1829J. Phillips Geol. Yorks. 49 Fragments of chalk and flint which..are very little water⁓worn. 1859R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 33 Bare coralline rocks, smooth and waterworn near the sea, rough and sharp inland. 1888F. Hume Mme. Midas i. Prol., There was a smooth water-worn boulder on the beach. |