sedimentary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment
    • sedimentary deposits
  2. adjective produced by the action of water
    aqueous.

WordNet

Sed`i*men"ta*ry adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. sédimentaire.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.

Webster 1913