sediment
noun /ˈsedɪmənt/
/ˈsedɪmənt/
[uncountable]- the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
- If milk is clean, there should be no sediment in the bottom of the bottle.
- (geology) sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.Topics Geographyc1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French sédiment or Latin sedimentum ‘settling’, from sedere ‘sit’.