单词 | oncolitic |
释义 | oncoliticadj. Geology. Of, relating to, or consisting of oncolites. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > texture or colour > [adjective] > texture > round inclusions orbicular1824 chondritic1866 phacoidal1901 oncolitic1933 1933 Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr. 35 34 When they were for a time completely stationary, the oncolitic growth became continuous, spreading over the surface of the bed to form thin but fairly extensive stromatolitic layers. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iii. 42 Coral growth follows a slightly irregular firmground of oncolitic packstone. 1998 Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol. 140 245 The filling facies of this depression are made by oncolitic rudstones and algal boundstones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1933 |
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