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noun Geology . the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
Origin of sorting sort + -ing1
Words nearby sorting sortation, sort code, sorted, sortie, sortilege, sorting , sorting tracks, sortition, sort out, sorus, SOS
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Example sentences from the Web for sorting The system faintly evokes the charm of the Hogwarts houses—without a Sorting Hat, that is.
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Mainly so the rest of the sorting and drying can begin when the downpours get too heavy to be out in the fields.
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He poured heaps of them onto a bed and set about sorting the jumble of tiny vehicles.
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Journalism has a slightly different set of rules for choosing topics and sorting evidence.
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She spent years sorting , transcribing, and inventorying the papers.
The House that Slavery Built | Jane Ciabattari| July 16, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Papa's company is paid by all the others to do the floating down stream and the sorting out.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde | Stewart Edward White
And, in this sorting , the department manager's stenographer can render valuable assistance.
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We have spoken of sorting the animal kingdom into its various kinds.
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Let them have the pleasure and benefit which come from sorting the ravelings.
Hand-Loom Weaving | Mattie Phipps Todd
When she entered the room again we were sorting out our letters and papers, and she said, "You surely must be sappers!"
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Words related to sorting cull, separate, catalogue, sift, categorize, comb, arrange, riddle, systematize, rank, group, divide, grade, screen, distribute, winnow, pigeonhole, order, assort, choose
Scientific definitions for sorting The process by which sediment particles that have a certain characteristic, such as a given shape or grain size, are separated from other associated particles by an active agent of transportation, such as wind, a stream, or a glacier.
A measure of the degree to which this process has occurred within a body of sediment. Wind-blown sediments are usually well-sorted because only a small range of grain sizes can be lifted by a particular wind velocity. Glacially derived sediments are usually poorly sorted because of the great range of particle sizes that are picked up by a moving glacier.
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