straticulate

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adjective

Said of sedimentary rock exhibiting thin layers, whether or not they control how the rock breaks. Compare with laminated.

“The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. geographySaid of sedimentary rock exhibiting thin layers, whether or not they control how the rock breaks. Compare with laminated.

    The thick-bedded dolostone's straticulate character was brought out as fine etched parallel grooves on the broken surfaces by weathering.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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