Definition of terrigenous in English:

terrigenous

adjective tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəstɛˈrɪdʒənəs

Geology

(of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land.
〔地质〕（海洋沉积）陆源的；陆地的
Example sentencesExamples
- The bay bottom is characterized mainly by fine-grained terrigenous sediments (silt and very fine sand) with a considerable admixture of terrestrial organic matter.
- The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter.
- The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas.
- Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions.
- The specimen was buried by a rapid influx of terrigenous mud.

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense 'produced from the earth, earth-born'): from Latin terrigenus (from terra 'earth' + -genus 'born') + -ous.

Definition of terrigenous in US English:

terrigenous

adjectiveteˈrijənəstɛˈrɪdʒənəs

Geology

(of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land.
〔地质〕（海洋沉积）陆源的；陆地的
Example sentencesExamples
- The bay bottom is characterized mainly by fine-grained terrigenous sediments (silt and very fine sand) with a considerable admixture of terrestrial organic matter.
- Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions.
- The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter.
- The specimen was buried by a rapid influx of terrigenous mud.
- The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas.

Origin

Late 17th century (in the sense ‘produced from the earth, earth-born’): from Latin terrigenus (from terra ‘earth’ + -genus ‘born’) + -ous.

词汇	terrigenous
释义	Definition of terrigenous in English: terrigenous adjective tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəstɛˈrɪdʒənəs Geology (of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land. 〔地质〕（海洋沉积）陆源的；陆地的 Example sentencesExamples The bay bottom is characterized mainly by fine-grained terrigenous sediments (silt and very fine sand) with a considerable admixture of terrestrial organic matter. The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter. The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas. Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions. The specimen was buried by a rapid influx of terrigenous mud. Origin Late 17th century (in the sense 'produced from the earth, earth-born'): from Latin terrigenus (from terra 'earth' + -genus 'born') + -ous. Definition of terrigenous in US English: terrigenous adjectiveteˈrijənəstɛˈrɪdʒənəs Geology (of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land. 〔地质〕（海洋沉积）陆源的；陆地的 Example sentencesExamples The bay bottom is characterized mainly by fine-grained terrigenous sediments (silt and very fine sand) with a considerable admixture of terrestrial organic matter. Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions. The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter. The specimen was buried by a rapid influx of terrigenous mud. The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas. Origin Late 17th century (in the sense ‘produced from the earth, earth-born’): from Latin terrigenus (from terra ‘earth’ + -genus ‘born’) + -ous.
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