sediment
IPA: sˈɛdʌmʌnt
noun
- A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
verb
- (transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.
- (intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.
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Examples of "sediment" in Sentences
- The flood explains the sediment layers.
- Note the swirl of sediment from the Alaknanda.
- Sedimentation continues throughout the century.
- The velocity of sedimentation is also affected.
- Erosion and sedimentation happen at the same time.
- It stirs up the sediment at the bottom of the sea.
- Cretaceous sedimentation continued in the Perth Basin.
- Accumulated sediment settles to the bottom of the device.
- Soil erosion has increased on the land and sedimentation in the harbour.
- The sediment laden soil settles in the pond before the runoff is discharged.
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