Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In natural history, due to degradation; lowered in type through degradation; degenerated: as, a degradational form; degradational structures.
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- adjective geology Pertaining to or formed by
degradation .
Etymologies
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degradation + -al
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Although there are numerous degradational/aggradational cycles within the Chinle Formation, a single unconformable horizon within or at the base of the Sonsela Member that can be traced across the entire western United States (the "Tr-4 unconformity") probably does not exist.
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These studies have found evidence of significant transitions from degradational land use trajectories to more sustainable and productive production systems.
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