Progradation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Progradation is a noun meaning (geology) The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment.
Meaning
(geology) The growth of a river delta farther out into the sea over time, as it gains more sediment.
Word Forms
- progradations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deltaic, transgression, progression, redeposition, backstepping, resedimentation.
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