sediment B2 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #25314 Meanings 1 noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. 2 verb settle as sediment Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. 3 verb deposit as a sediment Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · matter that has been... deposit Word family Derived forms resediment Common collocations alluvial sediment Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sediment **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 25314 ## Meanings 1. matter that has been deposited by some natural process 2. settle as sediment 3. deposit as a sediment ## Examples - Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. - Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. - Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar. ## Derived Forms - resediment ## Etymology From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown