Meanings
nounsedimentology (usually uncountable, plural sedimentologies)
plural sedimentologies
- uncountableusuallygeographyThe study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedéh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sedēō
- Latinsedeō
- Latinsedimentum
- Middle Frenchsédiment
- Englishsediment
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishsedimentology
Translations
Catalan sedimentologia
- sedimentologiastudy of natural sediments
Danish sedimentologi
- sedimentologistudy of natural sediments
Finnish sedimentologia
- sedimentologiastudy of natural sediments
French sédimentologie
- sédimentologiestudy of natural sediments
German Sedimentologie
- Sedimentologiestudy of natural sediments
Italian sedimentologia
- sedimentologiastudy of natural sediments
Polish sedymentologia
- sedymentologiastudy of natural sediments
Portuguese sedimentologia
- sedimentologiastudy of natural sediments
Spanish sedimentología
- sedimentologíastudy of natural sediments
Cite this entry
APA
sedimentology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentology
MLA
“sedimentology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedimentology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedimentology.
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