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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TURBIDITE

From turbid + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TURBIDITE

turbidite  [ˈtɜːbɪˌdaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURBIDITE

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turbidite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TURBIDITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turbidite

A Turbidite is the geologic deposit of a turbidity current, which is a type of sediment gravity flow responsible for distributing vast amounts of clastic sediment into the deep ocean.

Definition of turbidite in the English dictionary

The definition of turbidite in the dictionary is a sediment deposited by a turbidity current.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURBIDITE


almandite
ˈælmənˌdaɪt
andradite
ˈændrəˌdaɪt
Araldite
ˈærəlˌdaɪt
argyrodite
ˈɑːdʒɪrəˌdaɪt
endopodite
ɛnˈdɒpəˌdaɪt
erudite
ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt
exopodite
ɛkˈsɒpəˌdaɪt
expedite
ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt
extradite
ˈɛkstrəˌdaɪt
Gileadite
ˈɡɪlɪəˌdaɪt
hermaphrodite
hɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt
heulandite
ˈhjuːlənˌdaɪt
inerudite
ɪnˈerjʊˌdaɪt
pentlandite
ˈpɛntlənˌdaɪt
pseudohermaphrodite
ˌsjuːdəʊhɜːˈmæfrəˌdaɪt
scorodite
ˈskɒrəˌdaɪt
skutterudite
ˈskʌtərəˌdaɪt
tetradite
ˈtetrəˌdaɪt
troglodyte
ˈtrɒɡləˌdaɪt
viridite
ˈvɪrɪˌdaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURBIDITE

turbary
turbellarian
turbid
turbidimeter
turbidimetric
turbidimetry
turbidity
turbidity current
turbidly
turbidness
turbinacious
turbinal
turbinate
turbinate bones
turbination
turbine
turbine blade
turbine engine
turbined
turbit

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURBIDITE

alabandite
Aphrodite
cheddite
cordite
dite
incondite
indite
Luddite
lyddite
plaudite
podite
recondite
smaragdite
thenardite
verdite

Synonyms and antonyms of turbidite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «turbidite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURBIDITE

Find out the translation of turbidite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turbidite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turbidite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浊积岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turbidite
570 millions of speakers

English

turbidite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turbidite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

turbidite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

турбидитовых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turbidite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

turbidite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turbidite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turbidite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Turbidit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タービダイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

turbidite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turbidite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

turbidite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turbidite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्बिडीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

türbidit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

turbidite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

turbidytowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

турбідітових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turbidite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποθαλάσσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turbidite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

turbidite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turbiditter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turbidite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURBIDITE»

The term «turbidite» is regularly used and occupies the 106.686 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turbidite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURBIDITE»

Discover the use of turbidite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turbidite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deep-Water Turbidite Systems: Reprint Series 3 of the IAS
This third volume in the IAS Reprint Series reviews some of the major contributions that have been made over the last twenty years to our understanding of deep water environments.
D. A. V. Stow, 2009
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Confined Turbidite Systems
confined submarine system: the Golo turbidite system (eastern margin of Corsica) ANNE GERVAIS1, BRUNO SAVOYE2, DAVID J. W. PIPER3, THIERRY MULDER1, MICHEL CREMER1 & LAETITIA PICHEVIN1 ' Universite Bordeaux I,  ...
Simon A. Lomas, Philippe Joseph, 2004
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An Introduction to the Analysis of Ancient Turbidite Basins ...
This clearly implies that the analysis of turbidite systems has to be framed within the broader stratigraphic context of the entire basin fill (see later). 7 — GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TURBIDITE SYSTEMS OF THRUST-AND-FOLD ...
Emiliano Mutti, 1999
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Deep-water Sedimentation in the Alpine Basin of SE France: ...
Several base-of-slope sandstone bodies are examined that illustrate a common sedimentary theme of a complex basal unit, comprising laterally pinching or inter- fingering debrite and turbidite, abruptly overlain by a single, thick normally ...
Philippe Joseph, Simon A. Lomas, 2004
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The Deliberate Search for the Stratigraphic Trap
The trapping may occur at channel margins, onlap surfaces and when turbidite sandbodies exhibit lateral variations in sand quality and/or bed thickness. The range of geometries occurring at these sandbody terminations has been the subject ...
Matthew R. Allen, 2006
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Deep-Water Processes and Facies Models: Implications for ...
8.1 Introduction The objective of this chapter is to address the inadequacy of the turbidite facies model using sedimentological details of the Annot Sandstone, which served as the basis for the model, in the French Maritime Alps, SE France.
G. Shanmugam, 2006
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Microstructure of Fine-Grained Sediments: From Mud to Shale
Clay. Fabric. of. Fine-Grained. Turbidite. Sequences. from. the. Southern. Nares. Abyssal. Plain. 76" 72" 68" 64" 6(T Figure 6.1. Location of the ... be evident in the clay fabric. The fine-grained turbidite sequences within the Nares Abyssal Plain ...
Richard H. Bennett, William R. Bryant, Matthew H. Hulbert, 1991
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New Techniques in Sediment Core Analysis
Turbidite emplacement on the southern Balearic Abyssal Plain (western Mediterranean Sea) during Marine Isotope Stages 1-3: an application of ITRAX XRF scanning of sediment cores to lithostratigraphic analysis R. GUY ROTHWELL1, ...
R. G. Rothwell, 2006
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The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences
15.3.5 Slope and Rise Systems The basic sequence model for deep-marine turbidite and related depositional systems is described in Section 4.3, and examples of Late Cenozoic fan deposits and their relationship to sea-level change are ...
Andrew D. Miall, 1997
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Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: 5th ...
In contrast, several sandy turbidite layers are present in a piston core collected from a nearby site, suggesting that this site is affected by a larger magnitude of ground shaking than that produced by the Izu-toho-oki earthquakes. The most likely ...
Yasuhiro Yamada, Kiichiro Kawamura, Ken Ikehara, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURBIDITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turbidite is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's So Bullish About Canadian NatGas?
They own all the land surrounding the acreage that Leucrotta sold, and it's in the vicinity of their Lower Montney Turbidite play (Turbidite=buried river delta) ... «OilVoice, Jun 15»
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Octagon Capital on Exxon's significant oil discovery offshore Guyana
Exxon confirmed a high quality reservoir, which is a key risk in this turbidite fan/channel play. The well encountered 300ft of gross pay that could signal an ... «InvestorIntel, May 15»
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No coordinates are known for the exact location of Liza-1 discovery …
“This is a different play concept from the Liza-1 find and a number of other prospects that will be drilled across the basin next year, all of which are turbidite ... «Petroleumworld.com, May 15»
4
Red Emperor Updates on Operations in Philippines, Somalia and …
SC55 contains a number of distinct exploration play types including the Hawkeye turbidite clastic prospect and the material Cinco carbonate gas/condensate ... «Rigzone, Apr 15»
5
Otto signs farm-in deal for Palawan block
Hawkeye is a large turbidite clastic prospect identified on modern 3D seismic acquired in 2010. The gross prospective resource best estimate for Hawkeye is ... «The Manila Times, Mar 15»
6
Smilin' Stone and a Super-Sweet Rip-Up Clast
This is a classic section of a turbidite. These are basically the result of undersea landslides, called turbidity currents, which can be caused by a variety of things. «Scientific American, Nov 14»
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Public Release: 15-Sep-2014 M 9.0+ possible for subduction zones …
Turbidite and onshore paleoseismic studies have documented a rich seismic history, identifying 40 large events over the past 10,000 years. "Magnitude limits of ... «EurekAlert, Sep 14»
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Scientists rethink when Big One hits; undersea data on earthquake …
At sea, cores extracted from the ocean bottom have extended the record back 10,000 years based on mud layers, called turbidites, deposited by quake-triggered ... «Peninsula Daily, Aug 14»
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How often does Cascadia fault rip? Scientists disagree
At sea, cores extracted from the ocean bottom have extended the record back 10,000 years based on mud layers, called turbidites, deposited by quake-triggered ... «The Seattle Times, Aug 14»
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Earthquake Plot Thickens in Pacific Northwest
Not until a 1990 report would turbidites be reinterpreted as clues to Cascadia ... “Rethinking turbidite paleoseismology along the Cascadia subduction zone” is ... «United States Geological Survey, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Turbidite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/turbidite>. May 2024 ».
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