Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat 1

Ääntäminen

  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈsapɹə(ʊ)pɛl/
KieliKäännökset
ranskasapropel

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. (geology) An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.

Esimerkit

  • Another instance in which Mediterranean sapropels have provided clues about events deep within the African continent is the ‘greening’ of the Sahara about 120,000 years ago.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkosapropels

Luokat


(geology) An aquatic sludge-like sediment rich in organic matter formed in oxygen-free areas at the bottom of lakes, seas etc.

Contrast lithologic borders between coccolitic mud (Unit 1), sapropel mud (Unit 2), seekreide (lutite) (Unit 3), geological research along the route of South Stream pipeline with R/V Akademik (June, 2009) in the Bulgarian Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea, depth 1500 m.