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adj
Of, pertaining to, or arising from turbidite, a sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, oceanography
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē)bor.? Latin turba Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin turbidusbor. Middle English turbide English turbid Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English turbidite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English turbiditic From turbidite + -ic.
