sediment
To deposit material as a sedimentTo deposit material as a sediment.
» Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To deposit material as a sediment.
осажда́тьosaždátʹ
deposit as a sediment
(intransitive)To be deposited as a sediment.
осажда́тьсяosaždátʹsja
settle as sediment
Examples
7 sentencesLayers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.
Continental shelves are often covered by young land-derived sediment.
By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.
deMit einem Höchstdruckwasserstrahl wird fast das gesamte Sediment entfernt. — Yorwba
If all the conditions are right, fossils are formed as the layers of sediment turn into rock.
Wetlands also absorb excess nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants before they reach rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
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Forms
sediments, sedimenting, sedimented, sedimented| Base form | sediment · to sediment |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sediments |
| Present participle | sedimenting |
| Past simple | sedimented |
| Past participle | sedimented |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle