Bodenbildung

German

Etymology

Boden (ground; soil; bottom) +‎ Bildung (formation; creation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːdn̩ˌbɪldʊŋ/

Hyphenation

Hyphenation: Bo‧den‧bil‧dung

Noun

Bodenbildung f (genitive Bodenbildung, plural Bodenbildungen)

  1. (pedology) soil formation; pedogenesis (the process by which soil is created through the weathering of rocks and organic matter)
  2. (technical) sedimentation; sludge formation (the accumulation of deposits at the bottom of a container or tank)
  3. (medicine) granulation (the formation of a base layer of tissue during wound healing)
  4. (finance, technical analysis) bottoming out (a chart pattern indicating a potential trend reversal)

Declension

  • Bodenhorizont (soil horizon)
  • Bodenart (soil type)
  • Sedimentbildung (sediment formation)

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