Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedimentary basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: sed-i-men-ta-ry basin
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.

Inflected Forms

sedimentary basins (plural)

Phrases

drainage basin endoreic basin geographic basin geologic basin marine basin oceanic basin

Frequently Paired Words

drainage basin endoreic basin geographic basin geologic basin marine basin oceanic basin

Questions

What does sedimentary basin mean?: A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.

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