SEDIMENT

sediment, deposit

(noun) matter that has been deposited by some natural process

sediment

(verb) settle as sediment

sediment

(verb) deposit as a sediment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sediment (countable and uncountable, plural sediments)

A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

Hyponyms

• dregs

• grounds

• grout

• settlings

Verb

sediment (third-person singular simple present sediments, present participle sedimenting, simple past and past participle sedimented)

(transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.

(intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.

Anagrams

• Edmisten, end items, end times, endtimes, enmisted, midteens, tidesmen

Source: Wiktionary

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Sed"i*ment, n. Etym: [F. sédiment, L. sedimentum a settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See Sit.]

1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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