progradation

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noun

The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment

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Meanings

nounprogradation (countable and uncountable, plural progradations)

plural progradations

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment

Origin

Formed as pro- + gradation, after prograde.

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APA

progradation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progradation

MLA

“progradation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progradation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “progradation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progradation.

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