sedimentology

[ sed-uh-muh n-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌsɛd ə mənˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun Geology.

the study of sedimentary rocks.

Origin of sedimentology

1935–40; sediment + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM sedimentology

sed·i·men·to·log·ic [sed-uh-men-tl-oj-ik] /ˌsɛd əˌmɛn tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, sed·i·men·to·log·i·cal, adjective sed·i·men·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby sedimentology

sedimentation constant, sedimentation rate, sedimentation tank, sedimentation test, sedimentator, sedimentology, sedimentometer, sedition, seditionary, seditious, sedna

British Dictionary definitions for sedimentology

sedimentology
/ (ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of geology concerned with sedimentary rocks and deposits

Derived forms of sedimentology

sedimentologist, noun

Scientific definitions for sedimentology

sedimentology
[ sĕd′ə-mən-tŏl′ə-jē ]

The science that deals with the description, classification, and origin of sedimentary rock.