sedimentation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sedimentation From sediment + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sedimentations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sedimentator · ultrasedimentation · sedimentation constant · erythrocyte sedimentation rate · sedimentation rate · biosedimentation · sedimentation time · resedimentation · paleosedimentation · sedimentational · desedimentation · cosedimentation · Zeleny sedimentation value
Translations (18)
fi saostaminen (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · bg утаяване (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · uk оса́дження (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · ja 堆積 (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · nn sedimentering (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · de Sedimentation (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · fr sédimentation (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · id sedimentasi (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · ru седимента́ция (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · tl paglalatak (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · ru осажде́ние (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · ga dríodrú (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · cmn 沉積 /沉积 (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · fi saostuminen (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · fi sedimentoituminen (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · cs sedimentace (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · nb sedimentering (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry) · uk седимента́ція (separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry)