sediment

Значение (Английский)

Noun

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

Verb

1. To deposit material as a sediment.
2. To be deposited as a sediment.

Синонимы

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

atomic fallout

alluvion

percipate

backwater

bottoms

centrifuge

chips

coffee grounds

dross

encrustation

excrement

faeces

fallout

fecula

fouling

ground

heap

impurity

incrustation

layer

leavings

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.