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nummulitic, a. Geol.|nʌmjʊˈlɪtɪk|
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Containing, or formed of, nummulites.
1833Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 185 Secondary rocks, composed in great part of grey and greenish sandstone and conglomerate, with some thick beds of nummulitic lime⁓stone. 1863Dana Man. Geol. 523 They [the pyramids] are largely Nummulitic, many beds consisting almost wholly of..Nummulites. 1882Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vi. iv. 837 The early Tertiary or nummulitic sea was upheaved into a succession of giant mountains. |