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silt
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silt  (slt)
n.
A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.
v. silt·ed, silt·ing, silts
v.intr.
To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.
v.tr.
To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.

[Middle English cylte, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

silt·ation n.
silty adj.

silt [sɪlt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine deposit of mud, clay, etc., esp one in a river or lake
vb
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (usually foll by up) to fill or become filled with silt; choke
[of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian, Danish sylt salt marsh; related to Old High German sulza salt marsh; see salt]
siltation  n
silty  adj

silt  (slt)
A sedimentary material consisting of grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.siltsilt - mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Verb1.silt - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"
clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

silt
noun sediment, deposit, residue, ooze, sludge, alluvium The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.
silt something up clog up, block up, choke up, obstruct, stop up, jam up, dam up, bung up, occlude, congest The soil washed from the hills is silting up the dams.
Translations
silt [sɪlt] Nsedimento m, aluvión m
silt up
A. VI + ADVobstruirse(con sedimentos)
B. VT + ADVobstruir(con sedimentos)

silt [ˈsɪlt] nvase f, limon m
silt up
vis'envaser
vt sepenvaser
to be silted up → être envasé(e)

silt
nSchwemmsand m; (= river mud)Schlick m
vt (also silt up)mit Schlick/Schwemmsand füllen
vi (also silt up)verschlammen

silt [sɪlt] nlimo
silt up
1. vi + advinsabbiarsi
2. vt + advostruire

silt [sɪlt] nlimo
silt up
1. vi + advinsabbiarsi
2. vt + advostruire

silt
n silt [silt]
fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water. slik غَرْيَن، طَمْي нанос bahno, nános dynd der Schlamm βούρκος, λάσπη sedimento, aluvión, limo, cieno uhtliiv, muda لجن liete vase סְחוֹפֶת गाद mulj, glib iszap halus árframburður, botnleðja limo 沈泥 미사(微砂) dumblas, sąnašos sanesas; nogulumi kelodak slib bunnslam, dynn muł sedimento nămol ил; осадок bahno, nános mulj mulj slam, dy ขี้โคลน mil, balçık 淤泥,淤沙 мул, осад на дні رسوب bùn, phù sa
silt up
to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it. verslik يَسُد بالرَّمل او الطمْي затлачвам (се) zanést se mudre til verschlammen φράζω με λάσπη obstruir(se) con sedimentos, encenagar(se) (mudaga) ummistuma لجن گرفتن mataloitua, madaltaa s'envaser לְהִתמַלֵא בִּסחוֹפֶת गाद से भरना या भर जाना začepiti se muljem, postati muljevit eliszaposodik mendangkal fyllast leðju/sandi insabbiarsi, ostruirsi ふさがる (진흙 등에 의해) 막히다 užnešti dumblu, užakti aizsērēt penuh dengan kelodak dichtslibben mudre(s), stoppe(s) til zamulać (się) assorear(-se) a se înămoli засорять(ся); заиливать(ся) zaniesť sa zamuljen naneti mulj slamma igen อุดตันด้วยโคลน mille/balçıkla doldurmak 淤塞 заноситися мулом ریت سے اٹنا، بند ہو جانا đầy bùn


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