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单词 turbidite
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turbidite

[ tur-bi-dahyt ]
/ ˈtɜr bɪˌdaɪt /

noun Geology.

a sedimentary deposit laid down by a turbidity current.

Origin of turbidite

First recorded in 1955–60; turbid + -ite1

Words nearby turbidite

turbary, turbellarian, turbid, turbidimeter, turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone
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British Dictionary definitions for turbidite

turbidite
/ (ˈtɜːbɪˌdaɪt) /

noun

a sediment deposited by a turbidity current

Word Origin for turbidite

C20: from turbid + -ite 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for turbidite

turbidite
[ tûrbĭ-dīt′ ]

A sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current. Turbidites usually consist of a sequence of sediments in which the bottom layers contain the coarsest grains and the upper layers the finest, such as a sequence of sand that is overlain by silt, which in turn is overlain by clay.
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