sedimentology
noun
sedimentology is spelled S-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-O-L-O-G-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sedimentology means “The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sedimentology is sedimentologies.
How many letters and syllables are in sedimentology?
| Letters | 13: S-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sedimentology?
Sedimentology appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sedimentology?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-sedimentology.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sedimentology
- sedimentologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sedimentology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sedimentology in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of natural sediments:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sédimentologie |
| German | Sedimentologie |
| Portuguese | sedimentologia |
| Spanish | sedimentología |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sedimentology come from?
From sediment + -ology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).