sedimentary basin

English

Noun

sedimentary basin (plural sedimentary basins)

1. (geology) A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.

Related terms

• drainage basin
• endoreic basin
• geographic basin
• geologic basin
• marine basin
• oceanic basin

 

Translations

Translations

• Polish: basen sedymentacyjny m
• Portuguese: bacia sedimentar f