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sedimentary 音標拼音: [s ,ɛdəm'ɛntɚi] a. 沉渣的,沉淀物的,由沉淀物所生成的 沈渣的,沈澱物的,由沈澱物所生成的 sedimentary adj 1: resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; " sedimentary deposits" 2: produced by the action of water [ synonym: { aqueous}, { sedimentary}] [ ant: { eruptive}, { igneous}] 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]
Aqueous \ A" que* ous\, a. [ Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See { Aqua}, { Aquose}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery. [ 1913 Webster] The aqueous vapor of the air. -- Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Made from, or by means of, water. [ 1913 Webster] An aqueous deposit. -- Dana. [ 1913 Webster] { Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water. { Aqueous humor} ( Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. ( See { Eye}.) { Aqueous rocks} ( Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to { volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also { sedimentary} rocks. [ 1913 Webster]
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