sediment

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.

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Simplified etymology

Sediment entered English in the mid-16th century and derives from Latin sedere, meaning “to sit.” It belongs to the same historical word family as seat, sedentary, sedative, and session.

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

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