Transgression Meaning In Geology. Thus a shore-line with one series of strata recently formed beneath the neighboring waters may subside and allow the sea bringing new sediments to encroach farther and farther upon the land away from the old series and deposit new and overlapping beds by transgression. The spread of the sea over land areas.
The spread of the sea over land areas. Infringement or violation of a law command or duty. Thus a shore-line with one series of strata recently formed beneath the neighboring waters may subside and allow the sea bringing new sediments to encroach farther and farther upon the land away from the old series and deposit new and overlapping beds by transgression.
The opposite event marine transgression occurs when flooding from the sea covers previously exposed land.
Transgression marine An advance of the sea to cover new land areas due to a rise in the sea level relative to the land. Geology The accumulation of sequences by deposition in which beds are deposited successively landward because sediment supply is limited and cannot fill the available accommodation. The spread of the sea over land areas. From trans across beyond.
