diagenesis

See also: diagénesis

English

Etymology

Coined in the 18th century from greek meaning "Across Generation", dia- +‎ genesis from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-, “through”) + γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.sɪs/, /ˌdaɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪ.sɪs/

• Audio (Northeastern US); /ˌdaɪ.əˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.sɪs/:

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• Hyphenation: dia‧gen‧e‧sis

Noun

diagenesis (plural diageneses)

1. (geology) All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

Derived terms

• diagenetic

Translations

all the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification

• Catalan: diagènesi (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 成岩作用 (zh) (chéngyán-zuòyòng)

• Dutch: diagenese (nl)
• Finnish: diageneesi
• French: diagenèse (fr) f
• Galician: diaxénese f
• Greek: διαγένεση (el) f (diagénesi)
• Japanese: 続成作用 (ja) (ぞくせいさよう, zokusei-sayō)
• Spanish: diagénesis (es) f