sediment
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or…A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
» Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.
Sediment, Satz, Bodensatz
отложе́ниеotložénije, оса́докosádok, отсто́йotstój
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- matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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.
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Origin
From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
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Forms
plural: sedimentsSynonyms
1 synonyms- matter that has been deposited by some natural process:deposit
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable