Definition of sediment - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
accumulated residueresidue or debris accumulated over time
- Layers of sediment on the old shelves showed years of neglect..
2.
geologysmall particles settling at the bottom of a liquid
- The sediment in the wine bottle was unexpected.
3.
natural processTECH. material deposited by water, ice, or windTECH.
- The riverbank was covered in sediment after the flood.
Verb
1.
downward settlingintr. TECH. settle to the bottom of a liquid naturallyintr. TECH.
- Over time, the particles will sediment in the lake.
2.
layer formationtr. TECH. make particles settle and form layerstr. TECH.
- The river sediments the particles along its banks.
Images of sediment
residue or debris accumulated over time 
material deposited by water, ice, or wind
Origin of sediment
Latin, sedimentum (settling)
Terms with sediment included in their meaning
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liquid
containing mud or sediment, not clear
geography
landform at the mouth of a river formed from sediment deposits
sediment
material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
stir sediment
make a liquid unclear by stirring up sediment or dirt
nature
cloudy or unclear, often with sediment
sediment
fine earth or sand carried by water
filtration
causing sediment to sink or become clear
clogging
clog or fill with fine sediment
natural filling
become filled with fine sediment naturally
cleaning
cleared of debris or sediment
drink sediment
sediment at the bottom of a liquid
earth science
rock or sediment body that holds and conveys subsurface water
winemaking
act of pouring wine without disturbing sediment
sediment removal
the process of removing sediment from the bottom of water bodies
erosion
removal of sediment by fast-moving water
geology
sediment deposited by a river over time
geology
related to sediment deposited by water
geography
flat area of land formed by sediment deposited by a river
residue
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid
geography river
low land by a river formed by flooding and sediment deposits
sediment dating
estimating sediment age by examining layer sequences
geography
movement of sediment along a coast by wave action
geology
layer of rock or sediment
beverage
sediment at the bottom of a liquid
Examples of sediment in a sentence
Sediment settled at the bottom of the wine bottle. Sediment collected at the bottom of the river. The geologist studied the sediment layers. Sediment settled at the bottom of the glass. The lake's sediment was disturbed by the construction work. The fine dust will sediment at the bottom of the jar.
In the test tube, the solution began to sediment slowly. The process sediments impurities from the liquid. Engineers designed the system to sediment the waste efficiently.
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- French:sédiment, sédimenter, ...
- German:Ablagerung, sedimentieren, ...
- Italian:sedimento, sedimentare, ...
- Spanish:sedimento, sedimentar, ...
- Portuguese:sedimento, sedimentar, ...
- Chinese:沉积层, 沉淀, ...
- Japanese:堆積物, 沈殿する, ...
- Arabic:رَوَاسِب, رَسَبَ, ...
- Hebrew:מִשְׁקָע, לִשְׁקֹעַ, ...
- Russian:осадок, оседать, ...
- Ukrainian:відкладення, осідати, ...
- Hindi:जमी मैल, जमना, ...
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