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sediment
[ noun sed-uh-muhnt; verb sed-uh-ment ]
noun
- the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- Geology. mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice.
verb (used with object)
- to deposit as sediment.
verb (used without object)
- to form or deposit sediment.
sediment
/ ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntəs; ˈsɛdɪmənt /
noun
- matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
- material that has been deposited from water, ice, or wind
sediment
/ ²õÄ•»å′ə-³¾É™²Ô³Ù /
- Geology.Solid fragmented material, such as silt, sand, gravel, chemical precipitates, and fossil fragments, that is transported and deposited by water, ice, or wind or that accumulates through chemical precipitation or secretion by organisms, and that forms layers on the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks consist of consolidated sediment.
- Particles of solid matter that settle out of a suspension to the bottom of the liquid.
Derived Forms
- sedimentous, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ²õ±ð»åi·³¾±ð²Ôt´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²õ±ð»åi·³¾±ð²Ô³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sediment1
Example Sentences
US Navy divers were brought in to hook cables onto the sunken vehicle, and had to manoeuvre "through thick layers of mud, clay, and sediment with zero visibility", the statement said.
This happens when the soil has a high water content, and the shaking causes the sediment to lose its strength and behave like a liquid.
Acting as a dense net, they trap microplastics and lock them away in the sediment.
Some sediment brought to the surface with the nodules gets dumped back into the ocean.
"We make decisions on how best to manage increased flood risk on a site-specific basis, using specialist knowledge and evidence of how each river might respond to sediment removal."
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