sediment

UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/

Übersetzungen

sedimentsubstantiv
sediments
Pl.
The river carries sediment that forms new land at its delta.
Река несет отложения, которые образуют новую землю в ее дельте.
The wine had a fine sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
В вине был мелкий осадок на дне бутылки.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
sedimentverb
sedimented
Präteritum
sedimented
Partizip Perfekt
sedimenting
Gerundium
Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.
sedimentadjektiv
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
Used attributively, especially in scientific contexts (e.g., "sediment thickness").

Definitionen

sedimentsubstantiv
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
After the wine was poured, a fine layer of sediment was left at the bottom of the bottle.
Material, such as stones and sand, deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.
The river's current slowed, allowing sediment to accumulate along the banks.
sedimentverb
To settle or be deposited as sediment.
Fine clay particles sediment slowly in calm water.
To cause (a substance) to settle out of suspension as sediment.
The centrifuge was used to sediment the blood cells.
sedimentadjektiv
Relating to, consisting of, or formed by sediment.
Geologists measured the sediment layers to reconstruct the river’s history.