Sediment - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsedɪmənt|  American pronunciation of the word sediment
Brit.  |ˈsedɪm(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word sediment

noun

- matter that has been deposited by some natural process (syn: deposit)

verb

- deposit as a sediment
- settle as sediment

Extra examples

There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank.

...the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic...

...the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected...

Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.

Word forms

noun
singular: sediment
plural: sediments
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