sedimentary
adjective
sed·i·men·ta·ry
ˌse-də-ˈmen-tə-rē 
-ˈmen-trē
1
: of, relating to, or containing sediment
sedimentary deposits
2
: formed by or from deposits of sediment
sedimentary rock
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Each slab operates like a sedimentary layer of personal grief, a vestige of vast killing fields.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Goldfinger told that the paper’s proposal about the close timing of events is based on the close stacking of sedimentary deposits, with very small uncertainties, as opposed to purely radiocarbon evidence, which has large uncertainties.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Take their Fragments of Mining series, which comprises a series of objects made from stone sourced from three major sedimentary layers in Germany’s Swabian Jura mountains.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The system is optimized for sedimentary basins with high natural convection, which are areas that traditional geothermal approaches have largely overlooked.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Goldfinger told that the paper’s proposal about the close timing of events is based on the close stacking of sedimentary deposits, with very small uncertainties, as opposed to purely radiocarbon evidence, which has large uncertainties.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Take their Fragments of Mining series, which comprises a series of objects made from stone sourced from three major sedimentary layers in Germany’s Swabian Jura mountains.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
The system is optimized for sedimentary basins with high natural convection, which are areas that traditional geothermal approaches have largely overlooked.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Sedimentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedimentary. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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sedimentary
adjective
sed·i·men·ta·ry
ˌsed-ə-ˈment-ə-rē
-ˈmen-trē
1
: of, relating to, or containing sediment
2
: formed by or from sediment
sedimentary rock
compare igneous, metamorphic
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