Main Entry: tur·bi·dite

Pronunciation: \ˈtər-bə-ˌdīt\

Function: noun

Etymology: turbidity current (a current flowing down a slope and spreading out on the ocean floor) + ¹-ite

Date: 1957

: a sedimentary deposit consisting of material that has moved down the steep slope at the edge of a continental shelf; also : a rock formed from this deposit