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sediment
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
Übersetzungen
sediments
Pl.
A layer of sediment collected at the bottom of the lake.
Une couche de sédiment s’est accumulée au fond du lac.
sedimented
Präteritum
sedimented
Partizip Perfekt
sedimenting
Gerundium
Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.
Fine particles sediment slowly in still water.
Les particules fines se déposent lentement dans l’eau immobile.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
Used attributively, especially in scientific contexts (e.g., "sediment thickness").
Sediment layers can reveal changes in the environment over time.
Les couches sédimentaires peuvent révéler des changements de l’environnement au fil du temps.
Definitionen
After the wine was poured, a fine layer of sediment was left at the bottom of the bottle.
The river's current slowed, allowing sediment to accumulate along the banks.
Fine clay particles sediment slowly in calm water.
The centrifuge was used to sediment the blood cells.
Geologists measured the sediment layers to reconstruct the river’s history.