About The Word Sediment
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Sediment
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What's The Definition Of Sediment?
[n] matter deposited by some natural process
[v] settle as sediment [v] deposit as a sediment Synonyms | Synonyms for Sediment: deposit Related Terms | Find terms related to Sediment: See Also | alluvial deposit | alluvial sediment | alluvion | alluvium | deposit | dregs | evaporite | fix | grounds | lees | lick | matter | posit | salt lick | settle | settle down | settlings | situate | substance Sediment In Webster's Dictionary \Sed"i*ment\, n. [F. s['e]diment, L. sedimentum a
settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See {Sit}.]
1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or
any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.
2. (Geol.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are
formed.
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