Definitions for sedimentˈsɛd ə mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sed•i•mentˈsɛd ə mənt(n.)
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
Geol. mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice.
Category: Geology
Origin of sediment:
1540–50; < L sedimentum=sedi- (comb. form of sedēre to sit , settle) +-mentum -ment
sed`i•men′tous(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
sediment, deposit(verb)
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
sediment(verb)
deposit as a sediment
sediment(verb)
settle as sediment
Wiktionary
sediment(Noun)
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.
sediment(Verb)
To deposit material as a sediment
sediment(Verb)
To be deposited as a sediment
Origin: From sedimentum < sedeo.
Webster Dictionary
Sediment(noun)
the matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs
Sediment(noun)
the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed
Translations for sediment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sediment(noun)
the material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
Her feet sank into the sediment on the river bed.
- sedimentAfrikaans
- ثُفْلArabic
- утайкаBulgarian
- sedimentoPortuguese (BR)
- usazeninaCzech
- das SedimentGerman
- bundfald; aflejringDanish
- ίζημα, κατακάθιGreek
- sedimentoSpanish
- seteEstonian
- رسوبFarsi
- sakkaFinnish
- sédimentFrench
- מִשקָעHebrew
- तलछटHindi
- sediment, talogCroatian
- üledékHungarian
- endapanIndonesian
- botnfall/-lagIcelandic
- sedimentoItalian
- 沈澱物Japanese
- 침전물Korean
- nuosėdosLithuanian
- nogulsnesLatvian
- mendapanMalay
- bezinkselDutch
- bunnfallNorwegian
- osadPolish
- رسوبPersian
- كنوبى، رسوبي مواد (داوبو يا بادپواسطه)، خړه: تل ته كښيناستونكى موادPashto
- sedimentoPortuguese
- sedimentRomanian
- осадок, отложениеRussian
- usadeninaSlovak
- usedlinaSlovenian
- sedimentSerbian
- sediment, avlagring, bottensatsSwedish
- ตะกอนThai
- çökelti, tortuTurkish
- 沈積物Chinese (Trad.)
- осад; мулUkrainian
- تلچھٹUrdu
- cặnVietnamese
- 沉积物Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for sediment »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"sediment." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/sediment>.