Sediments

Synonyms for "sediments" (9 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
remainsresiduesettlestratigraphic unit

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries
byproductdepositdepositiondepositional materialgeologic unitmaterialremnantresiduestratigraphic unittreatment process

More specific

14 entries
bedbiogenic depositionchemical depositionclaycultural sedimentformationgravelgravity settlinghistorical sedimentlayerprecipitatesandsedimentation basinsilt

Collocations

8 entries
fine sedimentssediment coresediment depositionsediment layersediment thicknesssediment transportsedimentary rocksedimentation rate

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This tangle of roots allows the trees to handle the daily rise and fall of tides, which means that most mangroves get flooded at least twice per day. The roots also slow the movement of tidal waters, causing sediments to settle out of the water and build up the muddy bottom.

Source: tatoeba (6675775)

Wetlands also absorb excess nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants before they reach rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies.

Source: tatoeba (6696019)

Between 3 billion and 4 billion years ago, a river there flowed into a body of water the size of Lake Tahoe, depositing sediments packed with carbonite minerals and clay.

Source: tatoeba (9776690)

She says researchers based their findings, in part, on an evaluation of ancient marine sediments in the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast.

Source: tatoeba (12325829)

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