sludge

See also: SLUDGE

English

Etymology

Possibly related to slush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slʌdʒ/
• Rhymes: -ʌdʒ

Noun

sludge (countable and uncountable, plural sludges)

1. Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
   • 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:

     Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. […] Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.

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.
5. (uncountable, music) sludge metal

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• activated sludge
• oil sludge

• sludgecore
• sludge metal

Translations

generic term for separated solids

• Finnish: liete (fi), lieju (fi), muta (fi)
• French: lie (fr) f
• German: Schlamm (de) m, Matsch (de) m
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• Irish: dríodar m
• Portuguese: sedimento (pt) m
• Russian: шлам (ru) m (šlam), ил (ru) m (il)
• Spanish: lodo (es) m, sedimento (es) m

residual material from a process

• Arabic: حَمَأ (ḥamaʔ), حَمأَة f
• Finnish: liete (fi)
• German: Abwasserschlamm m
• Irish: dríodar m
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• Russian: оса́док (ru) m (osádok)
• Spanish: fango (es) m
• Turkish: atık (tr), çamur (tr), tortu (tr)

sediment of minerals in a steam boiler

• Arabic: رُسَابَة f (rusāba)
• Finnish: kattilakivi (fi)
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• Russian: шлам (ru) m (šlam)
• Spanish: lodo (es) m

small pieces of ice

• Finnish: suppo (fi), hyhmä (fi), sohjo (fi)
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• Spanish: costra (es) f

Verb

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