silt (redirected from silting)

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.

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

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silt·ation n.

silty adj.

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silt

Noun

a fine sediment of mud or clay deposited by moving water

Verb

silt up to fill or choke up with silt: the channels have been silted up [probably Old Norse]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	silt - 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
Verb	1.	silt - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" silt 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"

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silt

noun sediment, deposit, residue, ooze, sludge, alluvium

silt something up clog up, block up, choke up, obstruct, stop up, jam up, dam up, bung up, occlude, congest

Translations

silt [sɪlt] n → sedimento

silt [sɪlt] n → vase f; limon m

silt [sɪlt] n → Schlamm m, Schlick m

silt up silt vi → verschlammen

vt → verschlämmen

silt [sɪlt] n → limo

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silt

n silt [silt]

fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water. slikغَرْيَن، طَمْيнаносbahno, nánosdyndder Schlammβούρκος, λάσπηsedimento, aluvión, limo, cienouhtliiv, mudaلجنlietevaseסְחוֹפֶתगादmulj, glibiszaphalusárframburður, botnleðjalimo沈泥침니(沈泥)dumblas, sąnašossanesas; nogulumikelodakslibbunnslam, dynnmułsedimentonămolил; осадокbahno, nánosmuljmuljslam, dyขี้โคลนmil, balçık淤泥мул, осад на дніرسوبbùn, phù sa淤泥

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.verslikيَسُد بالرَّمل او الطمْيзатлачвам (се)zanést semudre tilverschlammenφράζω με λάσπηobstruir(se) con sedimentos, encenagar(se)(mudaga) ummistumaلجن گرفتنmataloitua, madaltaas'envaserלְהִתמַלֵא בִּסחוֹפֶתगाद से भरना या भर जानाzačepiti se muljem, postati muljeviteliszaposodikmendangkalfyllast leðju/sandiinsabbiarsi, ostruirsiふさがる(침니로) ...을 막다[]užnešti dumblu, užaktiaizsērētpenuh dengan kelodakdichtslibbenmudre(s), stoppe(s) tilzamulać (się)assorear(-se)a se înămoliзасорять(ся); заиливать(ся)zaniesť sazamuljennaneti muljslamma igenอุดตันด้วยโคลนmille/balçıkla doldurmak淤塞заноситися муломریت سے اٹنا، بند ہو جاناđầy bùn淤塞