Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lithological manner; from a lithological point of view; as regards lithologic character or structure: as, strata lithologically distinct.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb From a lithological point of view.
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- adverb From a
lithological point of view.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Serpentine Siskiyous ecoregion is lithologically distinct from the rest of Ecoregion 78.
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Physiographically, lithologically, and botanically distinct from the Triassic Lowlands (64a), Trap Rock Ridges and Palisades (64b), and Glaciated Triassic Lowlands (64e).
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Mostly underlain by Paleozoic sedimentary rock, but some metamorphic rocks like slate, quartzite, and marble also occur; overall, Ecoregion 67 is lithologically distinct from Ecoregions 58 and 64.
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Underlain by clays, silts, marls, sands, gravels, and shell beds that are lithologically distinct from the rocks of Ecoregions 58, 64, and 67.
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Ecoregion 84d is lithologically distinct from the reddish shale, sandstone, argillite, and siltstone of the neighboring Triassic Lowlands (64a).
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Physiographically, lithologically, and botanically distinct from the Triassic Lowlands (64a), Trap Rock Ridges and Palisades (64b), and Glaciated Triassic Lowlands (64e).
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Ecoregion 64e is physiographically and lithologically distinct from Ecoregion 64b, 64f, and 64g.
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It is higher and more rugged and has much less agriculture and population than the lithologically distinct Northern Piedmont (64), and has different rocks, soils, and native vegetation than the lower and less rugged Pine Barrens (84b).
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Terrain is flatter than in the Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens (84) and the lithologically distinct Northern Piedmont (64).
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Its glaciated ridgetops are less sharp, and much more lake-studded than those of its lithologically similar, but unglaciated, neighbor in Pennsylvania, the Northern Sandstone Ridges (67c).
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