turbiditic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current
Example Sentences
- "As a consequence, the turbiditic currents of marly mud are not able to cause erosion similar to those of siliciclastic mud."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē)bor.? Latin turba Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin turbidusbor. Middle English turbide English turbid Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English turbidite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English turbiditic From turbidite + -ic.