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sorting
[ sawr-ting ]
noun
- the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
sorting
/ sôr′tĭng /
- The process by which sediment particles that have a certain characteristic, such as a given shape or grain size, are separated from other associated particles by an active agent of transportation, such as wind, a stream, or a glacier.
- A measure of the degree to which this process has occurred within a body of sediment. Wind-blown sediments are usually well-sorted because only a small range of grain sizes can be lifted by a particular wind velocity. Glacially derived sediments are usually poorly sorted because of the great range of particle sizes that are picked up by a moving glacier.
Example Sentences
The system faintly evokes the charm of the Hogwarts houses—without a Sorting Hat, that is.
Many are still sorting through overturned barrels and rebuilding their production facilities.
She also made good use of her time on the island by reportedly sorting out the decade-long rift between her and Paris Hilton.
Mainly so the rest of the sorting and drying can begin when the downpours get too heavy to be out in the fields.
The project was promising, but there were some historic issues in terms of the way it had been set up that needed sorting out.
In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
After cobbing, great care is required in sorting the ore into the respective grades of Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
She found Mr. Rushmere busy adjusting and sorting divers pieces of harness.
Pretty soon she gave her entire attention to sorting the papers in this drawer, which seemed to be pretty full.
Some days were occupied in the sorting and reading of this material in anticipation of the task which lay ahead.
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