"sedimentary basin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sedimentary basins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sedimentary basin (plural sedimentary basins)
  1. (geology) A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments. Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: drainage basin, endoreic basin, geographic basin, geologic basin, marine basin, oceanic basin Translations (Translations): basen sedymentacyjny [masculine] (Polish), bacia sedimentar [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-sedimentary_basin-en-noun-eZlC~ecq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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