SEDIMENT


Meaning of SEDIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsedɪmənt ]

n. 1 matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs. 2 Geol. matter that is carried by water or wind and deposited on the surface of the land, and may in time become consolidated into rock. øøsedimentary adj. sedimentation n. [F s÷diment or L sedimentum (as SEDILE)]

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