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sedimentary rock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rock, stone, material

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noun

Meaning 2

rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rock, stone

Narrower terms: argillite, arenaceous rock, argillaceous rock, rudaceous rock, slate, limestone, shale

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76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: afsettingsgesteente — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Afrikaans: sedimentêre gesteentes — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Arabic: صَخْر رُسُوبِيّ (ṣaḵr rusūbiyy) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Aragonese: roca sedimentaria — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Armenian: նստվածքային ապար (nstvackʻayin apar) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Basque: arroka sedimentario — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Basque: harri sedimentario — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Belarusian: асадкавыя горныя пароды (asadkavyja hórnyja paródy) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Bengali: পাললিক শিলা (palolik śila) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Bulgarian: седиментни скали (sedimentni skali) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Burmese: အနည်ကျကျောက် (a.nanykya.kyauk) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Catalan: roca sedimentària — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沉積岩 /沉积岩 (chénjīyán) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Czech: usazená hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Czech: sedimentární hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Dutch: sedimentair gesteente — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Dutch: afzettingsgesteente — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Esperanto: sedimenta rokaĵo — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Esperanto: tavolrokaĵo — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Estonian: settekivim — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Finnish: sedimenttikivilaji — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Finnish: kerrostunut kivilaji — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • French: roche sédimentaire — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Galician: rocha sedimentaria — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Georgian: დანალექი ქანები (danaleki kanebi) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • German: Sedimentgestein — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Greek: ιζηματογενές πέτρωμα (izimatogenés pétroma) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hebrew: סלע משקע — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hindi: अवसादी शैल (avsādī śail) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Hungarian: üledékes kőzet — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Icelandic: setberg — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Indonesian: batuan sedimen — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Indonesian: batuan endapan — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Irish: carraig dríodair — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Italian: roccia sedimentaria — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Japanese: 堆積岩 (taisekigan) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Kazakh: шөгінді тау жыныстары (şögındı tau jynystary) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Korean: 퇴적암 (toejeogam) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Latgalian: nūsādplīkšni — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Latin: saxum sedimentarium — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Latin: saxum authigenicum — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Latvian: nogulumieži — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Macedonian: седиментна карпа (sedimentna karpa) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Malay: batuan enapan — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Malayalam: അവസാദശില (avasādaśila) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Māori: toka parataiao — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: тунамал чулуулаг (tunamal čuluulag) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠤᠨᠤᠮᠠᠯ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤᠯᠢᠭ (tunumal čilaɣuliɣ) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Nepali: पत्रे चट्टान (patre caṭṭān) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Norwegian: sedimentær bergart — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Norwegian: avsetningsbergarter — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Occitan: ròca sedimentària — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Persian: سنگ رسوبی (sang-e rosubi) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Polish: skały osadowe — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Portuguese: rocha/pedra sedimentar/sedimentária — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Punjabi: بیٹھی پڑی (beṭhī pṛī) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Romanian: rocă sedimentară — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Russian: оса́дочная поро́да (osádočnaja poróda) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Scots: sedimentary rock — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Scottish Gaelic: clach ghrùideach — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Serbo-Croatian: sedimentne stijene — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Slovak: usadená hornina — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Slovene: sedimentne kamnine — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Spanish: roca sedimentaria — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Sundanese: batu tamperan — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Sundanese: batuan sédimén — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Swedish: sedimentär bergart — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Swedish: sedimentbergart — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Tagalog: tininging bato — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Tamil: படிவுப் பாறை (paṭivup pāṟai) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Telugu: అవక్షేపణ రాయి (avakṣēpaṇa rāyi) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Thai: หินตะกอน (hǐn-dtà-gɔɔn) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Thai: หินชั้น (hǐn-chán) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Turkish: tortul kayaçlar — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Ukrainian: осадові гірські породи (osadovi hirsʹki porody) — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Vietnamese: đá trầm tích — one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth