turbiditic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current

OriginEnglish turbidite ← Middle English turbide ← Latin turbidus →
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Meanings

adjectiveturbiditic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyOf, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current

    As a consequence, the turbiditic currents of marly mud are not able to cause erosion similar to those of siliciclastic mud.

    2007, William Miller, Trace Fossils, →ISBN, page 257

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
  2. Latinturba
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latinturbidus
  5. Middle Englishturbide
  6. Englishturbid
  7. Englishturbidite
  8. Englishturbiditic

From turbidite + -ic.

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APA

turbiditic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbiditic

MLA

“turbiditic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbiditic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turbiditic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbiditic.

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