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transgressional

transgressional

9.9
About a time when the sea moves over land and leaves layers of rock
  • adjective
  • /trænˈɡrɛʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transgresional
  • The transgressional layers in the rock record indicate a period when the sea covered the land.

Examples

  • Scientists studied the transgressional deposits to understand ancient changes in sea level.

  • A transgressional event can leave behind unique sedimentary features in coastal regions.

  • The transgressional layers indicate a significant rise in sea levels.

  • Geologists study transgressional deposits to understand ancient environments.

  • The transgressional layers in the rock record indicate a period when the sea covered the land.

  • Scientists studied the transgressional deposits to understand ancient changes in sea level.

  • A transgressional event can leave behind unique sedimentary features in coastal regions.

Synonyms

transgressive
vstransgressional
  • Specialized
9.9

When sea levels rise, sea sand and mud cover older land

focuses on the sea advance and the deposits or strata left behind

How Marine

transgressional
  • Specialized
9.9
marine
49 3.9
coastal
129 2.4
terrestrial
17 5.2

Surface Forms

transgressional positive

Morphology

transgressional = transgression (opaque) = trans + gress + ion + al

The form is regular, but its geological sense depends on the specialized noun 'transgression', so an average learner is unlikely to infer the meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

The word transgressional comes from the parts trans- 'across' and -gress- 'to step', the same root as in progress. In geology it describes the sea 'stepping' across the land and leaving new layers, so a transgressional layer shows when the sea covered the land.