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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
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
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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