Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olistostrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: olis-tostrome
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slide”) + Ancient Greek στρῶμα (strôma, “bed”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀλισθάνω, στρῶμα

Inflected Forms

olistostromes (plural)

Derived Forms

olistostromic

Frequently Paired Words

listhesis olistolith

Questions

What does olistostrome mean?: A sedimentary deposit composed of a chaotic mass of heterogeneous material, such as blocks and mud, known as olistoliths, that accumulates as a semifluid body by submarine gravity sliding or slumping of the unconsolidated sediments.
Where does olistostrome come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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