sediment
pronunciation
How to pronounce sediment in British English:
UK [ˈsedɪmənt]
How to pronounce sediment in American English:
US [ˈsedɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- matter deposited by some natural process
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- Verb:
- deposit as a sediment
- settle as sediment
Word Origin
- sediment
- sediment: see session
- sediment (n.)
- 1540s, "matter which settles at the bottom of water or other liquid," from Middle French sédiment (16c.) and directly from Latin sedimentum "a settling, sinking down," from stem of sedere "to settle, sit" (see sedentary).
Example
- 1. The underground sediment of the ganges delta contains arsenic .
- 2. Sediment is deposited on a small and steep alluvial fan .
- 3. But contaminated sediment and marine organisms also seem to be involved .
- 4. With a half-life of 30 years , it accumulates in ocean sediment .
- 5. Fishponds were abandoned , sediment filled reefs , and dynamite fishing was introduced .