resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment
<adj.pert> sedimentary deposits
produced by the action of water
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Sedimentary \Sed`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]dimentaire.] Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.
{Sedimentary rocks}. (Geol.) See {Aqueous rocks}, under {Aqueous}.
Aqueous \A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.
The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall.
2. Made from, or by means of, water.
An aqueous deposit. --Dana.
{Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.
{Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See {Eye}.)
{Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.