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• diagenesis — [dī΄ə jen′ə sis] n. [ModL: see DIA & GENESIS] Geol. the physical, chemical, and biological changes in sediment from the time it is deposited until it is consolidated into sedimentary rock …   English World dictionary

• Diagenesis — In geology and oceanography, diagenesis is any chemical, physical, or biological change undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition and during and after its lithification, exclusive of surface alteration (weathering) and metamorphism.… …   Wikipedia

• diagenesis — diagenetic /duy euh jeuh net ik/, adj. /duy euh jen euh sis/, n. Geol. the physical and chemical changes occurring in sediments between the times of deposition and solidification. [1885 90; < NL; see DIA , GENESIS] * * * Sum of all processes,… …   Universalium

• diagénesis — ► sustantivo femenino 1 GEOLOGÍA Conjunto de procesos que transforman un sedimento en roca sedimentaria. IRREG. plural diagénesis 2 GEOLOGÍA Etapa final del ciclo sedimentario en la que una vez depositados los materiales sufren una alteración… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• diagénesis — {{＃}}{{LM D13307}}{{〓}} {{［}}diagénesis{{］}} ‹dia·gé·ne·sis› {{◆}}(pl. diagénesis){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{♂}}En geología,{{♀}} conjunto de procesos por los que un sedimento se transforma en roca sedimentaria: • La presión favorece la… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

• diagenesis — diagenezė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Purių fizinių, cheminių ir biocheminių nuosėdų dalių virtimas nuosėdinėmis uolienomis. atitikmenys: angl. diagenesis vok. Diagenese, f rus. диагенез, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• diagenesis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1886 1. recombination or rearrangement of constituents (as of a chemical or mineral) resulting in a new product 2. the conversion (as by compaction or chemical reaction) of sediment into rock • diagenetic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• diagenesis — noun daɪəˈdʒɛnəsɪs All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes …   Wiktionary

• diagenesis —    Post depositional physical and chemical changes in sediment [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• diagenesis — production of rock out of sediment Causation and Formation …   Phrontistery dictionary