[1805–15; embay + -ment]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backlash, diminishing returns, one-sided, platinum, soufflé-ment is a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament)
Examples of 'embayment' in a sentence
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Twelve sandy beaches were sampled on five islands in this embayment.
Ricardo Cardoso, Felipe Meireis, Gustavo Mattos 2011, 'Crustaceans composition in sandy beaches of Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil',Check Listhttps://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18305/download/pdf/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Relative biomass differed among embayments and was positively related to total phophorus loading and embayment area.
Arend Kristin K, Bain Mark B 2008, 'Fish communities in coastal freshwater ecosystems: the role of the physical and chemicalsetting', BMC Ecologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/8/23. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)