Aggradational

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  • adj. Pertaining to or formed by aggradation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or effected by means of aggradation.
  • Effecting an upbuilding of sediments: contrasted with degradational agencies or those which remove material.
  • Word Usage
    "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."