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sediments

sedimentnoun

sediments

Translations

The wine had a fine sediment at the bottom of the bottle.

В вине был мелкий осадок на дне бутылки.

The river carries sediment that forms new land at its delta.

Река несет отложения, которые образуют новую землю в ее дельте.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

sedimentverb

sediments

sedimented

Past Simple

sedimented

Past Participle

sedimenting

Gerund

Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.

Definitions

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.

sedimentadjective

Definitions

Relating to, consisting of, or formed by sediment.

Geologists measured the sediment layers to reconstruct the river’s history.