Sedimentary

(adj.) resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; 'sedimentary deposits' .

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• So that the lofty pile of sedimentary rocks in Britain gives but an inadequate idea of the time which has elapsed during their accumulation. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• On the other hand, in all parts of the world the piles of sedimentary strata are of wonderful thickness. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• All strata are sedimentary, consolidated at the bottom of the sea by the pressure of the water and by subterranean heat. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Mr. Hopkins also expresses his belief that sedimentary beds of considerable horizontal extent have rarely been completely destroyed. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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