sedimentary rock
Noun
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Noun
sedimentary rock (plural sedimentary rocks)
- (geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
- French: roche sédimentaire
- German: Sedimentgestein
- Italian: roccia sedimentaria
- Portuguese: rocha/pedra sedimentar/sedimentária
- Russian: оса́дочная поро́да
- Spanish: roca sedimentaria
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