sludge

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌdʒ

Noun

sludge (countable and uncountable; plural sludges)

1. A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
2. A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
3. A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
4. A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.

Synonyms

• (separated solids): mud, mire, ooze, slush

Derived terms

• activated sludge
• oil sludge
• sludge metal
• sludgecore

Translations

generic term for separated solids

Finnish: liete (fi), lieju (fi), muta (fi) French: lie (fr) f. German: Schlamm (de) m., Matsch (de) m.

Russian: шлам (ru) (šlam) m., ил (ru) (il) m. Spanish: lodo (es) m.

residual material from a process

Arabic: حَمَأ (ar), حَمأَة (ar) f. Finnish: liete (fi) German: Abwasserschlamm (de) m.

Russian: осадок (ru) (osádok) m. Turkish: atık (tr), çamur (tr), tortu (tr)

sediment of minerals in a steam boiler

Arabic: رُسَابَة (ar) f. Finnish: kattilakivi (fi)

Russian: шлам (ru) m.

small pieces of ice

Finnish: suppo (fi), hyhmä (fi)

Verb

sludge (third-person singular simple present sludges, present participle sludging, simple past and past participle sludged)

1. (intransitive, informal) to slump or slouch.
2. (intransitive) to slop or drip slowly.