sedimentary basin

noun

sedimentary basin

noun
1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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

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