sediment (redirected from sedimentations)

sed·i·ment  (sd-mnt)

n.

1. Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees.

2. Solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice.

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[Latin sedimentum, act of settling, from sedre, to sit, settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sediment

Noun

1. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

2. material that has been deposited by water, ice, or wind [Latin sedimentum a settling]

sedimentary adj

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sediment  (sd-mnt)

1. Geology Solid fragmented material, such as silt, sand, gravel, chemical precipitates, and fossil fragments, that is transported and deposited by water, ice, or wind or that accumulates through chemical precipitation or secretion by organisms, and that forms layers on the Earth's surface. Sedimentary rocks consist of consolidated sediment.

2. Chemistry

3. Particles of solid matter that settle out of a suspension to the bottom of the liquid.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sediment - matter that has been deposited by some natural process deposit matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium, alluvion - clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down dregs, settlings - sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid lees - the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage lick, salt lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly lick evaporite - the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater
Verb	1.	sediment - deposit as a sediment posit, situate, deposit, fix - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" sediment - settle as sediment
	2.	sediment - settle as sediment settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; "dust settled on the roofs" sediment - deposit as a sediment

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sediment

noun dregs, grounds, residue, lees, deposit, precipitate, settlings

Translations

sediment [ˈsɛdɪmənt] n → sedimento

sediment [ˈsɛdɪmənt] n → sédiment m, dépôt m

sediment [ˈsɛdɪmənt] n (in bottle) → (Boden)satz m;

(in lake etc) → Ablagerung f

sediment [ˈsɛdɪmənt] n → sedimento

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sediment

n sediment [ˈsedimənt]

the material that settles at the bottom of a liquid Her feet sank into the sediment on the river bed.sedimentثُفْلутайкаusazeninabundfald; aflejringdas Sedimentίζημα, κατακάθιsedimentoseteرسوبsakka, sedimenttisédimentמִשקָעतलछटsediment, talogüledékendapanbotnfall/-lagsedimento沈澱物침전물nuosėdosnogulsnesmendapanbezinkselbunnfallosadsedimentosedimentосадок, отложениеusadeninausedlinasedimentsediment, avlagring, bottensatsตะกอนçökelti, tortu沈積物осад; мулتلچھٹcặn沉积物