单词 | septarian |
释义 | septarianadj. Geology. Of the nature of a septarium (septarium n.); consisting of septaria; characteristic of septaria. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [adjective] > concretionary or modular > septarium septarian1829 septariate1829 septariiform1867 1829 Trans. Geol. Soc. 3 26 Below these fossil beds follows a succession of white sandstones of rather a foliaceous structure,..with a subordinate bed of red iron-stone in a septarian form. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. i. 488 Such septarian nodules..are abundant in many shales. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field iv. 88 Septarian concretions can often be disappointing because of extensional cracking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829 |
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