Advertisement
Advertisement
sorting
[sawr-ting]
noun
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
sorting
The process by which sediment particles that have a certain characteristic, such as a given shape or grain size, are separated from other associated particles by an active agent of transportation, such as wind, a stream, or a glacier.
A measure of the degree to which this process has occurred within a body of sediment. Wind-blown sediments are usually well-sorted because only a small range of grain sizes can be lifted by a particular wind velocity. Glacially derived sediments are usually poorly sorted because of the great range of particle sizes that are picked up by a moving glacier.
Example Sentences
And sorting details about taxes or what would happen in bankruptcy is complex.
“It’s become my church, my gym and my therapist,” she said, as pulsing rhythm and blues played from a portable speaker inside the large sorting room.
I know that vulnerable is the way to go, but I don’t do a lot of sorting through things in hindsight — it makes me uncomfortable.
At the time, urban road schemes were a source of pride and the slogan "Leeds - Motorway City of the Seventies" was even stamped onto envelopes at the Royal Mail's sorting office in the city.
An operation by police started after a postal worker reported suspicious activity and more than 20 uncollected parcels were seized at a sorting office.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse
