Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedimentary

/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: sed-i-men-ta-ry
IPA: /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

noun

A rock of this kind.

Example Sentences

"It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks."
"The absence of sedimentaries and metasedimentaries in W52 suggest it is not from the Sepik north coast, which is defined by heterogeneous lithic inclusions derived from the Torricelli Mountains."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.

Inflected Forms

sedimentaries (plural)

Derived Forms

biosedimentary hydrosedimentary metasedimentary morphosedimentary nonsedimentary organosedimentary pedosedimentary postsedimentary sedimentarily synsedimentary tectosedimentary volcanosedimentary

Phrases

sedimentary basin sedimentary rock

Frequently Paired Words

* igneous metamorphic

Synonyms

aqueous

Rhymes With

documentary parliamentary supplementary complimentary rudimentary alimentary testamentary

Questions

How do you pronounce sedimentary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/.
What does sedimentary mean?: Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
Where does sedimentary come from?: Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English sedimentary From sediment + -ary.

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