Definisjon av Sediment på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
sediment - matter that has been deposited by some natural process
		deposit
		matter that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
		alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium, alluvion clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
		dregs, settlings sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
		lees the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
		salt lick, lick a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Verb
sediment - deposit as a sediment
		sediment settle as sediment
		situate, deposit, posit, fix put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
sediment - settle as sediment
		settle down, settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
		sediment settle as sediment

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Substantiv
Sediment - A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Verb
Sediment - To deposit material as a sediment.
Sediment - To be deposited as a sediment.

Sediment is naturally-occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of fluids such as wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particle itself. Sediments are most often transported by water transported by wind and glaciers. Beach sands and river channel deposits are examples of fluvial transport and deposition, though sediment also often settles out of slow-moving or standing water in lakes and oceans.

Sediment
Any material transported by water which will ultimately settle to the bottom after the water loses its transporting power.\n(Source: LANDY)
Sediment
Matter deposited by some natural process.