sediment
verb
- to separate a suspension of solid particles (such as red blood cells in plasma, or silt/sand in water) into a concentrated solid and a supernatant liquid; to cover with or deposit sediment
noun
- particles deposited on land surface over geologic time
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
- A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
“The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
- To deposit material as a sediment.
- To be deposited as a sediment.