Sediment
31sediment — I. noun Etymology: Latin sedimentum settling, from sedēre to sit, sink down Date: 1547 1. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid 2. material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers II. Date: 1859 transitive verb to deposit as sediment… …
32sediment — sedimentous, adj. n. /sed euh meuhnt/; v. /sed euh ment /, n. 1. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs. 2. Geol. mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice. v.t. 3. to deposit as sediment. v.i. 4. to form… …
33sediment — n. to deposit sediment * * * [ sedɪmənt] to deposit sediment …
34sediment — • fällning, grums, bottensats, utfällning, sediment, precipitat • lager, varv, skikt, avlagring, lagring, stratum, sediment …
35sediment — [[t]se̱dɪmənt[/t]] sediments N VAR Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind. Many organisms that die in the… …
36sediment — noun 1》 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. 2》 Geology particulate matter carried by water or wind and deposited on the land surface or seabed. verb settle or deposit as sediment. Derivatives sedimentation noun Origin C16: from Fr.… …
37sediment — UK [ˈsedɪmənt] / US [ˈsedəmənt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sediment : singular sediment plural sediments a) a layer of a substance that forms at the bottom of a liquid b) a layer of sand, stones, dirt etc that becomes a layer of rock …
38sediment — sed|i|ment [ˈsedımənt] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: sedimentum, from sedere to sit, sink down ] solid substances that settle at the bottom of a liquid ▪ a thick layer of sediment …
39sediment — Material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by water, wind, ice or mass wasting and has come to rest on the earth s surface either above or below sea level.… …
40sediment — noun (singular, uncountable) solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid: a brownish sediment at the bottom of the tank …
