Sediment Meaning and Definition


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Sediment meaning

Word: Sediment

How to pronounce: ˈsedɪmənt

Noun

Definitions:

1. Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.

Example sentences: "The ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork"

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Settle as sediment.

Example sentences: "The erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe"


Synonyms:

precipitation

precipitate

sludge

residue

dregs

settling tank

settling basin

sump

deposit

buildup

deposition

bottom sediment

clarifier

septic tanks

sedimentation tank

settle


Derivations:

sedimentation

sedimentary


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Sediment in Other Languages...

Spanish: Sedimento

German: Sediment

French: Sédiment

Italian: Sedimento

Turkish: Tortu


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