English Explanatory Dictionary

sediment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
verb
  1. To deposit material as a sediment.
  2. To be deposited as a sediment.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sediment.wav

Word forms

sediment sediments sedimenting sedimented

Etymology

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

Related words

sedimentaceous sedimentary sedimentation sedimentitious sedimentoclastic

Derived words

resediment biosediment cosediment hemipelagic sediment metasediment palaeosediment paleosediment pedosediment sedimentable sedimental sedimentize sedimentology sedimentous subsediment
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