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sediments

sedimentnoun

sediments

Traductions

A layer of sediment collected at the bottom of the lake.

Une couche de sédiment s’est accumulée au fond du lac.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

sedimentverb

sediments

sedimented

Past Simple

sedimented

Past Participle

sedimenting

Gerund

Intransitive and transitive; common in scientific writing.

Traductions

se déposer

Fine particles sediment slowly in still water.

Les particules fines se déposent lentement dans l’eau immobile.

Traductions supplémentaires

sédimenterEmploi technique ou scientifique, surtout au transitif.

Définitions

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

Définitions

Relating to, consisting of, or formed by sediment.

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