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.
punitive adjective. âº formal or specialized law âintended as a âpunishment: punitive âaction The UN has âimposed punitive âsanctions on the âinvading âcountry. She is âsuing the ânewspaper for $5 million punitive âdamages, âclaiming they âknew the âarticle about her was âuntrue.
Definition of CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. 1. : punishment applied to the body of an offender including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment.2. : punishment administered by an adult (as a parent or a teacher) to the body of a child ranging in severity from a slap to a spanking.ADVERTISEMENT. corporal. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.