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sediment
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
sediments
pl
Translations
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.
Additional translations
Definitions
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.
sedimented
Past Simple
sedimented
Past Participle
sedimenting
Gerund
Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.
Definitions
Fine clay particles sediment slowly in calm water.
The centrifuge was used to sediment the blood cells.
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
Used attributively, especially in scientific contexts (e.g., "sediment thickness").
Definitions
Geologists measured the sediment layers to reconstruct the river’s history.