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Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.
  2. adj. resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment
  3. adj. produced by the action of water
  4. Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided. Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous rocks, under Aqueous.
  5. Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containingmatter that has subsided. Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueousrocks, under Aqueous.
  6. j:100 a. resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment