cross-bedded

[ kraws-bed-id, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˈbɛd ɪd, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective Geology.

having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.

Origin of cross-bedded

cross- + bedded (see bed, -ed2)

OTHER WORDS FROM cross-bedded

cross-bed·ding, noun

British Dictionary definitions for cross bedding

cross bedding

noun

geology layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification Also called: false bedding