sediment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/
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Etymology
From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sediments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cosediment · sedimental · metasediment · sedimentize · pedosediment · resediment · sedimentous · palaeosediment · paleosediment · sedimentable · biosediment · hemipelagic sediment · sedimentology · subsediment
Relateds
sedimentaceous · sedimentoclastic · sedimentation · sedimentitious · sedimentary
Translations (58)
af dregs (collection of small particles) · ka ნალექი (collection of small particles) · gl sedimento (collection of small particles) · ru отсто́й (collection of small particles) · is set (collection of small particles) · eo feĉo (collection of small particles) · cs usazenina (collection of small particles) · is botnlag (collection of small particles) · ga dríodar (collection of small particles) · fi sedimentti (collection of small particles) · is syrja (collection of small particles) · bg ута́йка (collection of small particles) · sh талог (collection of small particles) · nn sediment (collection of small particles) · cy dyddodion (collection of small particles) · nb sediment (collection of small particles) · ota تلوه (collection of small particles) · grc τρύξ (collection of small particles) · cmn 沉積物 /沉积物 (collection of small particles) · la sedimen (collection of small particles) · de Satz (collection of small particles) · fi kerrostuma (collection of small particles) · es sedimento (collection of small particles) · sh talog (collection of small particles) · uk о́сад (collection of small particles) · is vatnborin jarðvegsefni (collection of small particles) · is vindborin jarðvegsefni (collection of small particles) · pt sedimento (collection of small particles) · vi trầm tích (collection of small particles) · is dreggjar (collection of small particles) · ar رَاسِب (collection of small particles) · hy մրուր (collection of small particles) · mn тунадас (collection of small particles) · ca sediment (collection of small particles) · mi parakiwai (collection of small particles) · it sedimento (collection of small particles) · mi waipara (collection of small particles) · id sedimen (collection of small particles) · km ដីល្បាប់ (collection of small particles) · hi गाद (collection of small particles) · af afsaksel (collection of small particles) · ru оса́док (collection of small particles) · ka დანალექი (collection of small particles) · is botnfall (collection of small particles) · la faex (collection of small particles) · tl tining (collection of small particles) · ja 堆積物 (collection of small particles) · de Bodensatz (collection of small particles) · cmn 沉積 /沉积 (collection of small particles) · ru отложе́ние (collection of small particles) · it deposito (collection of small particles) · pl osad (collection of small particles) · fr sédiment (collection of small particles) · hi तलछट (collection of small particles) · cy gwaddod (collection of small particles) · mk талог (collection of small particles) · th ตะกอน (collection of small particles) · de Sediment (collection of small particles)