'Sedimentary' definitions:

Definition of 'sedimentary'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; "sedimentary deposits"
adjective
Produced by the action of water [syn: aqueous, sedimentary] [ant: eruptive, igneous]

Definition of 'Sedimentary'

From: GCIDE
  • Sedimentary \Sed`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]dimentaire.] Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided. [1913 Webster]
  • Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous rocks, under Aqueous. [1913 Webster]

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