sediment

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

Noun

sediment

1. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

   The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

Related terms

• sedimentary
• sedimentation
• sedimentaceous
• sedimentitious

Translations

• French: sédiment
• German: Sediment, Satz, Bodensatz
• Italian: deposito, sedimento
• Portuguese: sedimento
• Russian: отложе́ние
• Spanish: sedimento

Verb

sediment (sediments, present participle sedimenting; past and past participle sedimented)

1. (transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.
2. (intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.

Translations

• French: sédimenter
• Russian: осажда́ть
• Spanish: sedimentar

Translations

• French: sédimenter
• Russian: осажда́ться
• Spanish: sedimentar

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