US /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/
noun verb Freq #25314

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    matter that has been deposited by some natural process

    Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar.

  2. 2
    verb

    settle as sediment

    Fine sediment settled at the bottom of the jar.

  3. 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

Etymology

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

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