Definition of nummulite in English:

nummulite

noun ˈnʌmjʊlʌɪtˈnəmjəˌlaɪt

The flat disc-shaped calcareous shell of a foraminiferan (single-celled planktonic animal), found commonly as a fossil up to 8 cm across in marine Tertiary deposits.
〔古生物〕钱币虫
Family Nummulitidae, order Foraminiferida: several genera, including Nummulites
Example sentencesExamples
- Well-rounded clasts include lava, volcaniclastic sandstones and bioclastic limestones with nummulites, bryozoa, microbial carbonate and bivalve material.
- They found that the Eocene nummulites lived in nutrient-rich environments during a warm climatic phase.
- The occurrence higher in the succession of nummulites and neritic fossils indicates overall shallowing upwards.
- In the seas, the calcareous nannofossils were still in evidence but in shallow waters the benthonic nummulite and other larger foraminifera became very abundant.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus 'coin') + -ite¹.

Definition of nummulite in US English:

nummulite

nounˈnəmyəˌlītˈnəmjəˌlaɪt

The flat disk-shaped calcareous shell of a foraminifer, found commonly as a fossil up to 8 cm across in marine Tertiary deposits.
〔古生物〕钱币虫
Family Nummulitidae, order Foraminiferida: several genera, including Nummulites
Example sentencesExamples
- They found that the Eocene nummulites lived in nutrient-rich environments during a warm climatic phase.
- Well-rounded clasts include lava, volcaniclastic sandstones and bioclastic limestones with nummulites, bryozoa, microbial carbonate and bivalve material.
- The occurrence higher in the succession of nummulites and neritic fossils indicates overall shallowing upwards.
- In the seas, the calcareous nannofossils were still in evidence but in shallow waters the benthonic nummulite and other larger foraminifera became very abundant.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus ‘coin’) + -ite.

词汇	nummulite
释义	Definition of nummulite in English: nummulite noun ˈnʌmjʊlʌɪtˈnəmjəˌlaɪt The flat disc-shaped calcareous shell of a foraminiferan (single-celled planktonic animal), found commonly as a fossil up to 8 cm across in marine Tertiary deposits. 〔古生物〕钱币虫 Family Nummulitidae, order Foraminiferida: several genera, including Nummulites Example sentencesExamples Well-rounded clasts include lava, volcaniclastic sandstones and bioclastic limestones with nummulites, bryozoa, microbial carbonate and bivalve material. They found that the Eocene nummulites lived in nutrient-rich environments during a warm climatic phase. The occurrence higher in the succession of nummulites and neritic fossils indicates overall shallowing upwards. In the seas, the calcareous nannofossils were still in evidence but in shallow waters the benthonic nummulite and other larger foraminifera became very abundant. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus 'coin') + -ite¹. Definition of nummulite in US English: nummulite nounˈnəmyəˌlītˈnəmjəˌlaɪt The flat disk-shaped calcareous shell of a foraminifer, found commonly as a fossil up to 8 cm across in marine Tertiary deposits. 〔古生物〕钱币虫 Family Nummulitidae, order Foraminiferida: several genera, including Nummulites Example sentencesExamples They found that the Eocene nummulites lived in nutrient-rich environments during a warm climatic phase. Well-rounded clasts include lava, volcaniclastic sandstones and bioclastic limestones with nummulites, bryozoa, microbial carbonate and bivalve material. The occurrence higher in the succession of nummulites and neritic fossils indicates overall shallowing upwards. In the seas, the calcareous nannofossils were still in evidence but in shallow waters the benthonic nummulite and other larger foraminifera became very abundant. Origin Early 19th century: from Latin nummulus (diminutive of nummus ‘coin’) + -ite.
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