Sedimentary rock

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.NounOne 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.

Synonyms

metamorphic rock igneous rock sedimentary rock clastic lithogenesis host rock metasediment mudrock detritus baserock group

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