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silt (s

lt)

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.

Translations

silting [sɪltɪŋ] N (also silting up) → obstrucción f con sedimentos

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