sediment

UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/

Traducciones

sedimentnoun
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.
Traducciones adicionales
sedimentverb
sedimented
Past Simple
sedimented
Past Participle
sedimenting
Gerund
Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.
sedimentadjective
UK
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
US
/ˈsɛd.ə.mənt/
Used attributively, especially in scientific contexts (e.g., "sediment thickness").

Definiciones

sedimentnoun
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.
sedimentadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or formed by sediment.
Geologists measured the sediment layers to reconstruct the river’s history.