Definition
Describing rocks formed from layers of sediment that have been compressed and cemented together over long periods of time. These rocks often contain fossils and show distinct layering patterns that reveal Earth's history.
Etymology
From Latin 'sedimentum' meaning settling or sinking to the bottom, from 'sedere' meaning to sit. The geological term emerged in the 1830s as scientists recognized how particles settling in water bodies could eventually form solid rock through pressure and time.
Kelly Says
Sedimentary rocks are like Earth's history books written in stone! Each layer tells a story - limestone formed in ancient tropical seas, sandstone from prehistoric deserts, and shale from muddy river deltas. The fossils found in sedimentary rocks have revealed everything from tiny trilobites to massive dinosaurs, showing us that our planet has been teeming with life for billions of years.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sedimentêr
se-di-men-ter
ARالعربية
رسوبي
ra-soo-bi
BGБългарски
седиментарен
se-di-men-ta-ren
BNবাংলা
পললময়
pol-lo-moy
CACatalà
sedimentari
se-di-men-ta-ri
CSČeština
sedimentární
se-di-men-taar-ni
DADansk
sedimentær
se-di-men-ter
DEDeutsch
sedimentär
ze-di-men-TER
ELΕλληνικά
ιζηματογενής
i-zi-ma-to-ye-nis
ESEspañol
sedimentario
se-di-men-TA-rio
ETEesti
seteline
se-te-li-ne
EUEuskara
sedimentario
se-di-men-ta-rio
FISuomi
sedimentaarinen
se-di-men-taa-ri-nen
FRFrançais
sédimentaire
se-di-men-TAIR
GLGalego
sedimentario
se-di-men-ta-rio
HIहिन्दी
तलछटीय
tal-chha-ti-ya
HRHrvatski
sedimentaran
se-di-men-ta-ran
HUMagyar
üledékes
u-le-de-kesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedimenter
se-di-men-ter
ITItaliano
sedimentario
se-di-men-TA-rio
JA日本語
堆積性の
taiseki-sei no
LTLietuvių
nuosėdinis
nuo-se-di-nis
LVLatviešu
nogulšņu
no-gul-shnu
MNМонгол
тунамал
tu-na-mal
MSBahasa Melayu
enapan
e-na-pan
MYမြန်မာ
အနည်ထိုင်သော
a-ne-htine-thaw
NLNederlands
sedimentair
se-di-men-TAIR
NONorsk
sedimentær
se-di-men-ter
PLPolski
osadowy
o-sa-do-vy
PTPortuguês
sedimentar
se-di-men-TAR
RORomână
sedimentar
se-di-men-TAR
RUРусский
осадочный
o-sa-dochnyy
SKSlovenčina
sedimentárny
se-di-men-taar-ny
SLSlovenščina
usedlinski
u-sed-lin-ski
SRСрпски
седиментаран
se-di-men-ta-ran
SVSvenska
sedimentär
se-di-men-ter
SWKiswahili
wa taka
wa ta-ka
TEతెలుగు
అవక్షేప
a-vak-she-pa
UKУкраїнська
осадовий
o-sa-do-vyy
VITiếng Việt
trầm tích
tram tich