sediment

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  • IPA: /ˈsɛdɪmənt/

[edit] Noun

Singular
sediment

Plural
sediments

sediment (plural sediments)

  1. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
    The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

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Infinitive
to sediment

Third person singular
sediments

Simple past
sedimented

Past participle
sedimented

Present participle
sedimenting

to sediment (third-person singular simple present sediments, present participle sedimenting, simple past and past participle sedimented)

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

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