"metasedimentary" meaning in English

See metasedimentary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: meta- + sedimentary Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|sedimentary}} meta- + sedimentary Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metasedimentary (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a metasediment. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-metasedimentary-en-adj-PaxxEsO1

Noun

Forms: metasedimentaries [plural]
Etymology: meta- + sedimentary Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|sedimentary}} meta- + sedimentary Head templates: {{en-noun}} metasedimentary (plural metasedimentaries)
  1. A metasediment.
    Sense id: en-metasedimentary-en-noun-VXKZ-rQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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