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Depocentre

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depocenternoun(geology) The location of the thickest deposit in a sedimentary basin.
deposystemnoun(geology) A sedimentary system where extensive deposition can occur.
depozonenoun(geology) One of the portions of a foreland basin where extensive deposition can occur.
foredeepnoun(geology) A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
sedimentary basinnoun(geology) A geologic structure, a basin (“bowl, depression, hole”) in harder rock that is filled-in with sediments.
palaeochannelnounAlternative form of paleochannel. [(geology) A deposit of sediment filling the course of an ancient river.]
overdeepeningnounA very deeply eroded portion of a basin or valley.
epicentrenoun(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
paleodepthnoun(geology) Depth of an ocean deposit at a particular time in the geologic past
backbulgenoun(geology) The depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.
geosynclinenoun(geology) A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates.
lagerstättenoun(paleontology) A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.
accommodationnoun(chiefly British, usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
basinnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
paleodepositionnoun(geology) The formation of a deposit in the distant past
diastemnounIntervening space; interval.
dolinanounA surname.
depositnoun(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
downfaultnoun(geology) A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
headnoun(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

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