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Definitions for Sediment
[1] the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
[2] Geology . mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice.
[3] to deposit as sediment.
[4] to form or deposit sediment.
[5] matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
[6] material that has been deposited from water, ice, or wind
Words related to Sediment
waste, debris, silt, trash, powder, lees, dross, matter, deposit, slag, dregs, precipitate, precipitation, grounds, settling, gunk, gook, residuum
Words nearby Sediment
sedgemoor, sedgwick, sedgy, sedile, sedilia, sediment, sedimentary, sedimentary rock, sedimentation, sedimentation constant, sedimentation rate
Origin of Sediment
1540–50; < Latin sedimentum, equivalent to sedi- (combining form of sedēre to sit1, settle) + -mentum -ment
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Other words from Sediment
sed·i·men·tous , adjective
self-sed·i·ment·ed , adjective
Word origin for Sediment
C16: from Latin sedimentum a settling, from sedēre to sit
Synonyms for Sediment
debris, powder, silt, trash, waste, deposit, dregs, dross, gook, grounds, gunk, lees, matter, precipitate, precipitation, residuum, settling, slag, solids