sediment

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

Verb

1. (transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.
2. (intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.

Sinónimos

dregs

deposit

lees

precipitate

settlings

silt

residue

grounds

dirt

deposition

refuse

mud

precipitation

sludge

scale

settling

dreg

residuum

calces

loess

mass

mire

pile

remainder

sand

sandy soil

scum

scurf

secretion

sedimentation

settle

slush

stagnation

stratify

subsidence

suds

chew for

waste product

yeast

radioactive fallout

polluted water or other liquid

mouth-to-mouth feeding

tea leaves

dregginess

waste

be deposited at bottom

faecula

sedimentary deposit

settling matter

deposit sediment

Traducións

sédiment

sedimento

sedimento

sedimento

Sediment

Bodensatz

deposito

ίζημα

dépôt

Ablagerung

sediment

poso

sédiments

lie

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.