depositional, a.
(ˌdiːpəˈzɪʃənəl)
[f. deposition 8 + -al.]
Of, relating to, or caused by deposition.
| 1900 Geogr. Jrnl. XVI. 461 Subordinate or local systems of crust-strains..are concentrated along old depositional and structural limits. 1902 [see aggrade v.]. 1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. V. 120 Finer material is moved by longshore drift and currents to build up such depositional features as tombolos on the lee shore. |