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bedded

8.4

Rock or soil that lies in clear horizontal layers

adjective
/ˈbɛdɪd/

Specialized

: estratificado

The limestone in this region is bedded horizontally, making it easy to excavate.

Examples

The construction crew discovered bedded clay deposits while digging the foundation.
The bedded layers of rock are clearly visible.
Geologists studied the bedded sandstone to understand the area's history.
The geologist examined the bedded sediment in the canyon.
The construction crew discovered bedded clay deposits while digging the foundation.
Geologists studied the bedded sandstone to understand the area's history.
The limestone in this region is bedded horizontally, making it easy to excavate.

Synonyms

layered

vsbedded

1 3.5

Having parts that lie on top of each other, like a cake

refers specifically to deposits in distinct horizontal layers

stratified

vsbedded

Formal

6.7

Made up of horizontal layers of rock or soil

is the general term for horizontal layering in rock or soil

sheeted

vsbedded

3.8

Covered by a thin layer such as snow or ice

means arranged as distinct horizontal layers deposited in place

Antonyms

unstratified

Specialized

8.3

Not arranged in layers

Compounds

double-bedded

3.4

A room with a double bed

single-bedded

3.5

A room with one or more single beds for one person each

twin-bedded

3.0

A room with two single beds

How Layered

to laminate

3 4.9

interstratified

Specialized

9.6

stratified

Formal

6.7

bedded

Specialized

8.4

homogeneous

20 6.6

Surface Forms

bedded positive

Morphology

bedded = bed (semi-transparent) = bed + ed

Formed by regular suffixation of '-ed' to 'bed', but the meaning depends on the geological sense 'bed' = layer, which may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Bedded comes from the simple word bed, which meant a 'place to lie down' or a 'garden bed' where things lie in a flat layer. People thought of rock as lying in flat 'beds', so bedded rock is rock 'laid down' in flat layers.