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单词 sludge
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sludge


sludge

S0484400 (slŭj)n.1. Semisolid material such as the type precipitated by sewage treatment.2. Mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit, as on a riverbed.3. Finely broken or half-formed ice on a body of water, especially the sea.4. A semisolid mass composed of an aggregation of cells (such as red blood cells in blood vessels) or particulate matter (such as cholesterol crystals and calcium salts in bile).intr.v. sludged, sludg·ing, sludg·es To form sludge.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal slutch, mire.]
sludg′y adj.

sludge

(slʌdʒ) n1. soft mud, snow, etc2. (Mechanical Engineering) any deposit or sediment3. (Physical Geography) a surface layer of ice that has a slushy appearance4. (Civil Engineering) (in sewage disposal) the solid constituents of sewage that precipitate during treatment and are removed for subsequent purification[C17: probably related to slush]

sludge

(slʌdʒ)

n. 1. mud, mire, or ooze; slush. 2. a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water. 3. any of various mudlike deposits or mixtures. 4. broken ice, as on the sea. 5. sediment deposited during the treatment of sewage. [1640–50; variant of dial. slutch, slitch, Middle English slich slime, wet mud]; sludg′y, adj. sludg•i•er, sludg•i•est.
Thesaurus
Noun1.sludge - the precipitate produced by sewage treatmentsludge - the precipitate produced by sewage treatmentprecipitate - a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
2.sludge - any thick, viscous mattersludge - any thick, viscous matter goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slimematter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans

sludge

noun sediment, ooze, silt, mud, muck, residue, slop, mire, slime, slush, slob (Irish), dregs, gloop (informal) All dumping of sludge will be banned.

sludge

nounA viscous, usually offensively dirty substance:mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, slush.
Translations
淤泥

sludge

(sladʒ) noun soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid. The river-bed is covered with thick sludge. 淤泥 淤泥
IdiomsSeesludge ball

sludge


sludge

1. any deposit or sediment 2. a surface layer of ice that has a slushy appearance 3. (in sewage disposal) the solid constituents of sewage that precipitate during treatment and are removed for subsequent purification

sludge

[sləj] (chemical engineering) Residue left after acid treatment of petroleum oils. Any semisolid waste from a chemical process. (civil engineering) sewage sludge (engineering) Mud from a drill hole in boring. Sediment in a steam boiler. A precipitate from petroleum oils or liquid fuels, for example, the insoluble degradation products formed during the operation of an internal combustion engine. An amorphous deposit that has accumulated on the surface of a tube in a heat exchanger or of an evaporating device, but is not bonded to the fouled surface. slime (geology) A soft or muddy bottom deposit as on tideland or in a stream bed. (oceanography) A dense, soupy accumulation of new sea ice consisting of incoherent floating frazil crystals. Also known as cream ice; sludge ice; slush.

sludge

1. Refuse from various operations, as the waste material produced in the wet grinding of terrazzo.2. In a paint spray booth whose walls are washed continuously with water, the paint which accumulates in the water reservoir, sometimes reworked to make another paint. 3. The accumulated, settled solids which are deposited from sewage and contain more or less water to form a semiliquid mass.

sludge

A heavy contaminant that forms in an aircraft engine lubricating oil. This is caused by oxidation and the chemical decomposition of oil as a part of normal usage.

sludge


sludge

 [sluj] a suspension of solid or semisolid particles in a fluid.

sludge

(slŭdj), A muddy sediment.
See also: sludged blood.

SLUDGE


AcronymDefinition
SLUDGEScripting Language for Unhindered Development of A Gaming Environment
SLUDGESalivation, Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation, Gastrointestinal Distress and Emesis (medical term; response to organophosphate poisoning)

sludge


Related to sludge: Activated sludge, Engine sludge
  • noun

Synonyms for sludge

noun sediment

Synonyms

  • sediment
  • ooze
  • silt
  • mud
  • muck
  • residue
  • slop
  • mire
  • slime
  • slush
  • slob
  • dregs
  • gloop

Synonyms for sludge

noun a viscous, usually offensively dirty substance

Synonyms

  • mire
  • muck
  • ooze
  • slime
  • slop
  • slush

Synonyms for sludge

noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment

Related Words

  • precipitate

noun any thick, viscous matter

Synonyms

  • goo
  • gook
  • goop
  • guck
  • gunk
  • muck
  • ooze
  • slime

Related Words

  • matter
  • sapropel
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