cross-bedded

[kraws-bed-id, kros-]

cross-bed·ded

[kraws-bed-id, kros-]
adjective Geology.
having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification.

Origin:
cross- + bedded (see bed, -ed2)

cross-bed·ding, noun
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Cross-bedded is always a great word to know.
So is percolation. Does it mean:
portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus
slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock
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