[sed.i.ment] n [MF, fr. L sedimentum settling, fr. sedere to sit, sink down] (1547) 1: the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
2: material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers
[2]sed.i.ment vt (1859): to deposit as sediment ~ vi 1: to settle to the bottom in a liquid
2: to deposit sediment