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Princeton's WordNet
settling, subsiding, subsidencenoun
a gradual sinking to a lower level
Wiktionary
settlingnoun
Dregs; sediment.
Wikipedia
Settling
Settling is the process by which particulates move towards the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment. Particles that experience a force, either due to gravity or due to centrifugal motion will tend to move in a uniform manner in the direction exerted by that force. For gravity settling, this means that the particles will tend to fall to the bottom of the vessel, forming sludge or slurry at the vessel base. Settling is an important operation in many applications, such as mining, wastewater and drinking water treatment, biological science, space propellant reignition, and scooping.
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settling
Settling refers to the process where solids or particles, within a solution or mixture, are accumulated at the bottom over time due to the influence of gravity. It can also refer to the establishment or resolution of various matters or aspects of life such as settling down in a place, settling disputes, or settling into a new routine or lifestyle.
Webster Dictionary
Settling
of Settle
Settlingnoun
the act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc
Settlingnoun
that which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment
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Settling
Settling is the process by which particulates settle to the bottom of a liquid and form a sediment. Particles that experience a force, either due to gravity or due to centrifugal motion will tend to move in a uniform manner in the direction exerted by that force. For gravity settling, this means that the particles will tend to fall to the bottom of the vessel, forming a slurry at the vessel base. Settling is an important operation in many applications, such as mining, wastewater treatment, biological science, space propellant reignition, and particle mechanics.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
settling
Sinking in the water.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of settling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of settling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of settling in a Sentence
The new generations deserved to know the truth, but the truth shouldn't be confused with seeking revenge. It shouldn't be a motive for hate or settling scores.
I want to thank His Holiness, Pope Francis, whose moral example shows us the importance of pursuing the world as it should be, rather than simply settling for the world as it is.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
Stop settling for, subscribing to and becoming enticed by stupid. I believe most are smarter than that. Yet many allow themselves to continually get sucked into it.”
[T]he policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body) may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the language, habits, and principles (good or bad) which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or their descendants, get assimilated to our customs, measures, and laws: in a word, soon become one people.
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