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sedimental, a. rare.|sɛdɪˈmɛntəl|
[f. sediment n. + -al1.]
Of the nature of sediment. Of rocks: sedimentary.
1614T. Adams Sinners Passing Bell Wks. (1629) 253 This drossie, feculent, and sedimentall Earth. 1739R. Bull tr. Dedekindus' Grobianus 222 The Mug may have some sedimental Grout. 1883Science I. 101 A peculiarity of the underlying bed of sedimental rock is its varying thickness. |