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词汇 exhumation
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Definition of exhumation in English:

exhumation

noun ɛks(h)juːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The action of digging up something buried, especially a corpse.

    the exhumation of bodies was ordered following protests by the villagers
    the exhumation of a prisoners' mass grave
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The exhumation of Roman artifacts reinforced the enduring power of such symbols.
    • The pathologist who conducted a post-mortem examination following exhumation, concluded that death was "consistent with potassium poisoning".
    • Earlier this year, Wiltshire Constabulary oversaw the exhumation of the body of a heroin addict.
    • A forensic pathologist was not present for the exhumation.
    • Following this revelation, other recent sudden deaths in the household were recalled and permission was granted for the exhumation of three more bodies.
    • A white canvas tent surrounded the exhumation site at the Cemetery, where several onlookers gathered to watch.
    • He agreed to the exhumation of his grandfather, who died in 1966, from a plot in the Cemetery last May.
    • The initial involvement of the Home Office in granting permission for the exhumation of three bodies did not end there.
    • A recent exhumation of scores of bodies adds to the already rancid smell inside the church.
    • The exhumation was supervised by a local DNA specialist, who took samples from the body.
    1. 1.1Geology The exposure of a land surface that was formerly buried.
      the exhumation of rock to the surface
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This same belt has undergone asymmetric Cenozoic uplift and exhumation of up to 3000 m, with gentler dip towards the North Sea basin but with a sharper edge on the west side.
      • This profile therefore suggests that the observed palaeotemperatures could be explained largely in terms of extra heating as a result of additional depth of burial, with subsequent cooling due to exhumation and erosion.
      • Therefore deeper burial, and subsequent exhumation during this interval, provides a viable explanation of the observed early Tertiary palaeotemperatures in this well.
      • The pattern of Cenozoic uplift and exhumation of mainland Britain is perhaps best defined across northern England.
      • The magnitude of this exhumation was stronger along the present-day coastline where the deep-seated late Palaeozoic to Mid-Jurassic plutono-metamorphic belt is now exposed.
      • A belt of hot, low-density uppermost mantle underlying mainland Britain down to at least 200 km depth, revealed by seismic tomography, may be the prime cause of the Cenozoic uplift and exhumation.
      • Moreover, it is possible that some Jurassic sediments that were not completely eroded during the early Cretaceous could have been removed during a Palaeogene exhumation episode.

Definition of exhumation in US English:

exhumation

noun
  • 1The action of digging up something buried, especially a corpse.

    the exhumation of bodies was ordered following protests by the villagers
    the exhumation of a prisoners' mass grave
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The initial involvement of the Home Office in granting permission for the exhumation of three bodies did not end there.
    • A recent exhumation of scores of bodies adds to the already rancid smell inside the church.
    • The exhumation was supervised by a local DNA specialist, who took samples from the body.
    • The pathologist who conducted a post-mortem examination following exhumation, concluded that death was "consistent with potassium poisoning".
    • The exhumation of Roman artifacts reinforced the enduring power of such symbols.
    • Following this revelation, other recent sudden deaths in the household were recalled and permission was granted for the exhumation of three more bodies.
    • A forensic pathologist was not present for the exhumation.
    • He agreed to the exhumation of his grandfather, who died in 1966, from a plot in the Cemetery last May.
    • A white canvas tent surrounded the exhumation site at the Cemetery, where several onlookers gathered to watch.
    • Earlier this year, Wiltshire Constabulary oversaw the exhumation of the body of a heroin addict.
    1. 1.1Geology The exposure of a land surface that was formerly buried.
      the exhumation of rock to the surface
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A belt of hot, low-density uppermost mantle underlying mainland Britain down to at least 200 km depth, revealed by seismic tomography, may be the prime cause of the Cenozoic uplift and exhumation.
      • This same belt has undergone asymmetric Cenozoic uplift and exhumation of up to 3000 m, with gentler dip towards the North Sea basin but with a sharper edge on the west side.
      • The pattern of Cenozoic uplift and exhumation of mainland Britain is perhaps best defined across northern England.
      • The magnitude of this exhumation was stronger along the present-day coastline where the deep-seated late Palaeozoic to Mid-Jurassic plutono-metamorphic belt is now exposed.
      • This profile therefore suggests that the observed palaeotemperatures could be explained largely in terms of extra heating as a result of additional depth of burial, with subsequent cooling due to exhumation and erosion.
      • Therefore deeper burial, and subsequent exhumation during this interval, provides a viable explanation of the observed early Tertiary palaeotemperatures in this well.
      • Moreover, it is possible that some Jurassic sediments that were not completely eroded during the early Cretaceous could have been removed during a Palaeogene exhumation episode.
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