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Princeton's WordNet

  1. settling, subsiding, subsidencenoun

    a gradual sinking to a lower level

Wiktionary

  1. settlingnoun

    Dregs; sediment.

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Settling

    of Settle

  2. Settlingnoun

    the act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc

  3. Settlingnoun

    that which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. settling

    Sinking in the water.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of settling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of settling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of settling in a Sentence

  1. Barack Obama:

    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.

  2. Andrew Pincus:

    We're going to see over the next several years a lot of rule makings and a lot of legal challenges, which will make settling this question about scope of remedy critically important.

  3. Carl Loredo:

    While everyone else is playing catch up and distracting consumers with stale sandwich drops, we are listening and bringing exciting flavors and bold ingredients forward to help fans avoid the McStake of settling for the same boring chicken sandwiches from other fast food joints.

  4. Brad McMillan:

    The market reacted to JPMorgan's earnings, the better than expected Chinese data, and now at the end of the week, everyone's kind of settling back and thinking' ok we got through that, lets think about what happens next week,'.

  5. Limborth Bucardo:

    We hadnt finished repairing our houses and settling in when another hurricane comes, the shelters in Bilwi are already full, packed with people from (surrounding) communities.

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