Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedimentary rock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

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

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sedimentary rocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

igneous rock metamorphic rock

Questions

What does sedimentary rock mean?: One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.

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