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Vinony

sedimentation

noun

  1. physical water treatment process using gravity to remove suspended solids from water
  2. act or process of separating 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; act or process of covering with or depositing sediment
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sedimentation From sediment + -ation.

  1. The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.