turbidite

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current. countable,uncountable
    — As with siliciclastic turbidites, the maximum thickness of an individual bed is commonly not attained in the neighborhood of the source area, but at some distance downcurrent (Fig. 5.16b); then it decreases distally.

词形变化

turbidites plural

词源

Etymology tree
Latin turbidusbor.
Middle English turbide
English turbid
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.
Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.
Latin -ītēsbor.
French -iteder.
English -ite
English turbidite
From turbid + -ite.
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