cross-bedded: Meaning and Definition of

cross-bed•ded

Pronunciation: (krôs'bed'id, kros'-), [key]
— adj. Geol.
  1. having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.
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