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单词 palaeocurrent
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Definition of palaeocurrent in English:

palaeocurrent

(US paleocurrent)
nounˈpalɪəʊkʌrəntˈpeɪlɪəʊkʌrəntˈpālēōˌkərənt
  • A current which existed at some time in the geological past, as inferred from the features of sedimentary rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The orientation of the Nye channels and sculpted forms and the palaeocurrent direction for the glaciofluvial deposits indicate westward ice flow.
    • The latter is more consistent with the southeasterly palaeocurrents of the Castlegate Sandstone.
    • Imbricated clasts indicate eastward palaeocurrents away from the metamorphic complex.
    • The variability of palaeocurrents, however, suggests that the fault zone was not a major topographic feature and may have been below sea-level.
    • At 12 of the sites that have imbricated cobbles, clast orientations were measured to derive the palaeocurrent direction.
 
 

Definition of paleocurrent in US English:

paleocurrent

nounˈpālēōˌkərənt
  • A current which existed at some time in the geological past, as inferred from the features of sedimentary rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The orientation of the Nye channels and sculpted forms and the palaeocurrent direction for the glaciofluvial deposits indicate westward ice flow.
    • The latter is more consistent with the southeasterly palaeocurrents of the Castlegate Sandstone.
    • At 12 of the sites that have imbricated cobbles, clast orientations were measured to derive the palaeocurrent direction.
    • Imbricated clasts indicate eastward palaeocurrents away from the metamorphic complex.
    • The variability of palaeocurrents, however, suggests that the fault zone was not a major topographic feature and may have been below sea-level.
 
 
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