Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zechstein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: zech-stein
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the Permian Basin (Europe), corresponding to the Lopingian (epoch).

Example Sentences

"Sedimentation rates in the Zechstein were variable. In general, during periods of carbonate and anhydrite deposition on the shelves, slow sedimentation rates characterized the sediment- starved basinal areas."

Etymology

From German Zechstein

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Zechstein

Questions

What does zechstein mean?: A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the Permian Basin (Europe), corresponding to the Lopingian (epoch).
Where does zechstein come from?: It is traced to German.

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