Meanings
nounsedimentary rock (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentary rocks)
plural sedimentary rocks
- countableuncountablegeographyOne 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.
It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
Translations
Afrikaans afsettingsgesteente, sedimentêre gesteentes
- afsettingsgesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- sedimentêre gesteentesone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Arabic صَخْر رُسُوبِيّ
- صَخْر رُسُوبِيّ (ṣaḵr rusūbiyy)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Basque arroka sedimentario, harri sedimentario
- arroka sedimentarioone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- harri sedimentarioone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Bengali পাললিক শিলা
- পাললিক শিলা (palolik śila)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Bulgarian седиментни скали
- седиментни скали (sedimentni skali)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Catalan roca sedimentària
- roca sedimentàriaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 沉積岩 /沉积岩
- 沉積岩 /沉积岩 (chénjīyán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Czech usazená hornina, sedimentární hornina
- usazená horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- sedimentární horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Dutch sedimentair gesteente, afzettingsgesteente
- sedimentair gesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- afzettingsgesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Esperanto sedimenta rokaĵo, tavolrokaĵo
- sedimenta rokaĵoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- tavolrokaĵoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Estonian settekivim
- settekivimone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Finnish sedimenttikivilaji, kerrostunut kivilaji
- sedimenttikivilajione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- kerrostunut kivilajione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
French roche sédimentaire
- roche sédimentaireone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
German Sedimentgestein
- Sedimentgesteinone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Greek ιζηματογενές πέτρωμα
- ιζηματογενές πέτρωμα (izimatogenés pétroma)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hebrew סלע משקע
- סלע משקעone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hindi अवसादी शैल
- अवसादी शैल (avsādī śail)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hungarian üledékes kőzet
- üledékes kőzetone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Icelandic setberg
- setbergone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Indonesian batuan sedimen, batuan endapan
- batuan sedimenone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- batuan endapanone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Irish carraig dríodair
- carraig dríodairone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Italian roccia sedimentaria
- roccia sedimentariaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Japanese 堆積岩
- 堆積岩 (taisekigan)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Korean 퇴적암
- 퇴적암 (toejeogam)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Latin saxum sedimentarium, saxum authigenicum
- saxum sedimentariumone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- saxum authigenicumone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Latvian nogulumieži
- nogulumiežione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Malay batuan enapan
- batuan enapanone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Māori toka parataiao
- toka parataiaoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Norwegian sedimentær bergart, avsetningsbergarter
- sedimentær bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- avsetningsbergarterone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Persian سنگ رسوبی
- سنگ رسوبی (sang-e rosubi)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Polish skały osadowe
- skały osadoweone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Portuguese rocha/pedra sedimentar/sedimentária
- rocha/pedra sedimentar/sedimentáriaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Romanian rocă sedimentară
- rocă sedimentarăone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Russian оса́дочная поро́да
- оса́дочная поро́да (osádočnaja poróda)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Scottish Gaelic clach ghrùideach
- clach ghrùideachone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Slovak usadená hornina
- usadená horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Spanish roca sedimentaria
- roca sedimentariaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Swedish sedimentär bergart, sedimentbergart
- sedimentär bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- sedimentbergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tagalog tininging bato
- tininging batoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tamil படிவுப் பாறை
- படிவுப் பாறை (paṭivup pāṟai)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Thai หินตะกอน, หินชั้น
- หินตะกอน (hǐn-dtà-gɔɔn)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
- หินชั้น (hǐn-chán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Turkish tortul kayaçlar
- tortul kayaçlarone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Ukrainian осадові гірські породи
- осадові гірські породи (osadovi hirsʹki porody)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Vietnamese đá trầm tích
- đá trầm tíchone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA
sedimentary rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentary%20rock
MLA
“sedimentary rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentary%20rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedimentary rock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentary%20rock.
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