Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind.
Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
...ocean sediments.
Synonyms: dregs, grounds, residue, lees More Synonyms of sediment
sediment in British English
(ˈsɛdɪmənt)
noun
1.
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
2.
material that has been deposited from water, ice, or wind
Derived forms
sedimentous (ˌsɛdɪˈmɛntəs)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin sedimentum a settling, from sedēre to sit
sediment in American English
(ˈsɛdəmənt)
noun
1.
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
2. Geology
matter deposited by water or wind
Derived forms
sedimental (ˌsediˈmental) (ˈsɛdəˈmɛntəl)
adjective
Word origin
Fr sédiment < L sedimentum < sedere, to sit
sediment in the Oil and Gas Industry
(sɛdɪmənt)
noun
(Extractive engineering: Petroleum geology)
Sediment is grains of minerals, organic matter, or preexisting rocks which can be moved by water, wind, or ice.
Sedimentary rock is rock which is formed at or near the Earth's surface from theconsolidation of loose sediment that has accumulated through deposition by water, wind, or ice.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediment or organic materials.
Sediment is grains of minerals, organic matter, or preexisting rocks which can be moved bywater, wind, or ice.
Examples of 'sediment' in a sentence
sediment
Pour in the white wine and loosen any sediment from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As the sediment turns to rock, it traps this fossil magnetism.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The former stress that humans now move more rock and sediment than all the world's rivers do.
The Sun (2012)
Pour the liquid butter into a bowl, holding back the milky sediment in the bottom of the pan.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This comes from 600m tons of sediment deposited on the coast by 200 rivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
sediment
British English: sediment NOUN
Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind.
Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
American English: sediment
Brazilian Portuguese: sedimento
Chinese: 沉淀物
European Spanish: sedimento
French: sédiment
German: Sediment
Italian: sedimento
Japanese: 沈殿物
Korean: 침전물
European Portuguese: sedimento
Latin American Spanish: sedimento
(noun)
Definition
matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
ocean sediments
Synonyms
dregs
grounds
residue
She loaded the residue of lunch onto a tray.
lees
deposit
A powdery deposit had settled at the bottom of the glass.
precipitate
settlings
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deposit
A powdery deposit had settled at the bottom of the glass.
Synonyms
sediment,
grounds,
residue,
lees,
precipitate,
deposition,
silt,
dregs,
alluvium,
settlings
in the sense of residue
Definition
what is left over after something has been removed