marine sediment

English - Turkish

Definition of marine sediment in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

marine sediments

(Askeri) deniz sedimanı

shallow marine sediment

(Coğrafya) sığ deniz çökeli

English - English

Definition of marine sediment in English English dictionary

Any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanic activity, and chemical precipitates from seawater that accumulate on the seafloor

Hyphenation

ma·rine se·di·ment

Turkish pronunciation

mırin sedımınt

Pronunciation

/mərˈēn ˈsedəmənt/ /mɜrˈiːn ˈsɛdəmənt/