[1935–40; sediment + -o- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bingo, blitz, gangbuster, hard core, prime mover-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, geology, reflexology, thanatology, typology
Examples of 'sedimentology' in a sentence
sedimentology
Sensitivity analysis has been performed on the main hydraulic, sedimentology, and biological parameters.
W. Goldsmith, D. Bernardi, L. Schippa 2015, 'River, delta and coastal morphological response accounting for biological dynamics',Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Scienceshttps://www.proc-iahs.net/367/413/2015/piahs-367-413-2015.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Process-sedimentology has recently been gaining importance in the characterization of these systems.
Borka Szabolcs 2016, 'Markov chains and entropy tests in genetic-based lithofacies analysis of deep-waterclastic depositional systems', Open Geoscienceshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/geo.2016.8.issue-1/geo-2016-0006/geo-2016-0006.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some carbonate sedimentology terminologic issues are also discussed in this article.
Semen A. Dub (Sapurin) 2017, 'Microbial structures as sedimentary environments indicators in limestones of the Kizelregional substage on the Middle Urals eastern slope', Литосфераhttps://test.lithosphere.ru/jour/article/view/113. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The present investigation encompassed collection of data pertaining to various aspects of sedimentology.
V. Kumar, S.V. Roopa, K. Gangadhar 2013, 'Sedimentological characters of the mangrove ecosystem of Kali estuary, Karwar, westcoast of India', Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Researchhttp://portalrevistas.uct.cl/index.php/safer/article/view/633/565. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biomineralization has become a research hotspot and attracted widespread attention in the field of carbonate sedimentology.
Zuozhen Han, Xiao Gao, Hui Zhao, Maurice E. Tucker, Yanhong Zhao, Zhenpeng Bi, JuntongPan, Guangzhen Wu, Huaxiao Yan 2018, 'Extracellular and Intracellular Biomineralization Induced by Bacillus licheniformisDB1-9 at Different Mg/Ca Molar Ratios', Mineralshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/12/585. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This two-staged burial model would thus allow a younger age for the fossil, consistent with the sedimentology of the deposit.
Jan D. Kramers, Paul H.G.M. Dirks 2017, 'The age of fossil StW573 (‘Little Foot'): An alternative interpretation of 26Al/10Beburial data', South African Journal of Sciencehttps://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3712. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Previous research has examined the paleontology and sedimentology of the unit, however, little attention has beendevoted to its diagenesis.
Jiang Hongxia, Wu Yasheng 2013, 'Diagenesis of the microbialites in the Permian–Triassic boundary section at Laolongdong,Chongqing, South China', Journal of Palaeogeographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615301450. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)