Wondering how to use Argillaceous in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as clayey or arenaceous.
Argillaceous in a sentence
Argillaceous meaning
Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
Synonyms of Argillaceous
Using Argillaceous
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
- Useful related words include: clayey, arenaceous.
Context around Argillaceous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Argillaceous
- In this selection, "argillaceous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, odour and schists stand out and add context to how "argillaceous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include gneiss and argillaceous schists with and nature of argillaceous odour published. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "argillaceous" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with argillaceous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Coined by scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas in their 1964 article "Nature of Argillaceous Odour", published in the journal Nature. (22 words)
Geologically, the island consists of gneiss and argillaceous schists with occasional tufts and other sedimentary layers from which fossils have been recovered. (22 words)
Coined by scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas in their 1964 article "Nature of Argillaceous Odour", published in the journal Nature. (22 words)
Geologically, the island consists of gneiss and argillaceous schists with occasional tufts and other sedimentary layers from which fossils have been recovered. (22 words)
Example sentences (2)
Coined by scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas in their 1964 article "Nature of Argillaceous Odour", published in the journal Nature.
Geologically, the island consists of gneiss and argillaceous schists with occasional tufts and other sedimentary layers from which fossils have been recovered.