Sediment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsedɪmənt|
Brit.
|ˈsedɪm(ə)nt|
noun
verb
- deposit as a sediment
- settle as 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
singular: sediment
plural: sediments
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