sedimentation

English

Noun

Wikipedia sedimentation (plural sedimentations)

1. The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid

Derived terms

• sedimentation constant
• sedimentation rate

Translations

separation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沉積 (cmn), 沉积 (cmn) (chénjī)

• French: sédimentation (fr) f
• German: Sedimentation (de) f

• Irish: dríodrú (ga) m
• Japanese: 堆積 (ja) (たいせき, taiseki)
• Russian: осаждение (ru) (osaždénije) n, седиментация (ru) (sedimentácija) f