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Sediment

//ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water. countable, uncountable

    "The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river."

  2. 2
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To deposit material as a sediment. transitive
  2. 2
    settle as sediment wordnet
  3. 3
    To be deposited as a sediment. intransitive
  4. 4
    deposit as a sediment wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

Etymology 2

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

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