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Depositionary

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Depositionary is an adjective meaning (geology) Of, related to, or containing sediment or rock deposits.

Meaning

(geology) Of, related to, or containing sediment or rock deposits.

Example Sentences

In the early depositionary period of the Kaili Formation, the water in the Taijiang area was comparatively shallow, and there were few life-forms.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include depositional, sedimentous, redepositional, sedimentational, depositive, sedimentological.

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