Meaning of 水成岩
水成岩 means sedimentary rock; obsolete geological term for rocks formed by water deposition. Pronounced shuǐ chéng yán.
- sedimentary rock; obsolete geological term for rocks formed by water deposition
Definitions & Examples
shuǐ水
chéng成
yán岩
shì是
yóu由
chén沉
jī积
wù物
jīng经
guò过
yā压
shí实
hé和
jiāo胶
jié结
zuò作
yòng用
xíng形
chéng成
de的
。
Sedimentary rocks are formed from sediments through compaction and cementation.
zài在
jiù旧
de的
dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiào教
kē科
shū书
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yòng用
shuǐ水
chéng成
yán岩
lái来
zhǐ指
dài代
xiàn现
zài在
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
chén沉
jī积
yán岩
。
In old geology textbooks, 'water-formed rock' was often used to refer to what is now called sedimentary rock.
shuǐ水
chéng成
yán岩
yǔ与
huǒ火
chéng成
yán岩
、
biàn变
zhì质
yán岩
bìng并
liè列
wéi为
sān三
dà大
yán岩
lèi类
。
Sedimentary rock, along with igneous and metamorphic rock, is classified as one of the three major rock types.