Deposition of sediment; spec. in Geology (see sediment, n. 2); also see quot. 1898.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > sedimentation > [noun] (21) sedimentation1874 Deposition of sediment; spec. in Geology (see sediment, n. 2); also see quot. 1898. resedimentation1894 Redeposition or resettling of sediment; (spec.) movement of previously deposited sediment from one location to another by currents of water… Subcategories:— cycle (1) — rhythm (1) — stratification (2) — penecontemporaneity (1) — salinity of environment (1) — wave base (1) — erosion-deposition equilibrium (2) — aggradation (1) — culmination (1) — alluviation (2) — delta formation (2) — usurpation (1) — progradation (2) — transgression (1) |
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