sediment

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

verb 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, behind, lay, removed, washed, young

VERB + SEDIMENT

composed, land-derived, matter

SEDIMENT + NOUN

chemicals, gulf, plastics

PREP.

in, into

ADV.

practically

Definitions

noun

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

To deposit material as a sediment.

To be deposited as a sediment.

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Synonyms

noun — matter that has been deposited by some natural process

deposit

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

Wiktionary

By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.

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The Mississippi River carries millions of tons of nutrient-rich sediment into the Gulf each year.

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If all the conditions are right, fossils are formed as the layers of sediment turn into rock.

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Agriculture, forestry and urbanization are increasing the amount of sediment, chemicals and plastics flowing into the oceans, and contaminating the coastline.

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Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.

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