English

Adjective

sedimentary ‎(not comparable)

1. (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

Coordinate terms

• igneous, metamorphic

Derived terms

• sedimentary rock

Translations

Noun

sedimentary ‎(plural sedimentaries)

1. A rock of this kind.
   • 2015 September 3, “Earliest Pottery on New Guinea Mainland Reveals Austronesian Influences in Highland Environments 3000 Years Ago”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134497:

     The absence of sedimentaries and metasedimentaries in W52 suggest it is not from the Sepik north coast, which is defined by heterogeneous lithic inclusions derived from the Torricelli Mountains.