SEDIMENTS

Noun

sediments

plural of sediment

Verb

sediments

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sediment

Anagrams

• Edmistens, misnested, sedentism

Source: Wiktionary


SEDIMENT

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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