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sediment
Any solid material that has settled out of a state of suspension in liquid.
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Sediment is any material deposited by wind or water, like rocks and sand.
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Topsoil, sand, and minerals washed from the land into water, usually after rain or snow melt.
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(1) Loose, fragments of rocks, minerals or organic material which are transported from their source for varying distances and deposited by air, wind, ice and water. Other sediments are precipitated from the overlying water or form chemically, in place. Sediment includes all the unconsolidated materi...
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[n] - matter deposited by some natural process 2. [v] - deposit as a sediment 3. [v] - settle as sediment
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Yeast material at the bottom of the bottle formed as a result of conditioning the beer in the bottle. Not a sign of bad beer.
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a layer of solid material which settles to the bottom of a liquid.
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the material produced by the effects of weathering rocks close to or at the surface of the Earth
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Sed'i·ment noun [ French sédiment , Latin sedimentum a settling, from sedere to sit, to settle. See Sit .] 1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs. 2.
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<biology> A precipitate, especially one that is formed spontaneously. ... Origin: L. Sedimentum ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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deposit noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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(sed´ĭ-mәnt) a precipitate, especially that formed spontaneously.
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• (n.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed. • (n.) The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.
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(from the article `river`) All of the water that reaches a stream and its tributaries carries sediment eroded from the entire area drained by it. The total amount of erosional ... ...plentiful in the Sun and other stars. In the crust the free metal is rare, occurring as terrestrial iron (alloyed wit...
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(L. sedimentum) a precipitate, especially one that is formed spontaneously.
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sediment 1. The matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs. 2. Solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice. 3. Insoluble material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid, as in hypostasis.
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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 (fluv...
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Solid material that has been or is being eroded, transported, and deposited. Transport can be due to fluvial, marine, glacial or aeolian agents.
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SEDIMENT
Material recently deposited by water, ice or wind, or precipitated from water.
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particulate organic and inorganic matter that accumulates in loose form on the sea floor.
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sediment, mineral or organic particles that are deposited by the action of wind, water, or glacial ice. These sediments can eventually form sedimentary rocks (see rock).Sections in this article:IntroductionClassification of SedimentsFormation of Sedimentary Rock
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Solid unconsolidated rock and mineral fragments that come from the weathering of rocks and are transported by water, air, or ice and form layers on the Earth's surface. Sediments can also result from chemical precipitation or secretion by organisms.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sed′i-mĕnt Definitions: 1. Insoluble material that tends to sink to the bottom of a liquid, as in hypostasis. 2. To cause or effect the formation of a sediment or deposit, as in centrifugation or ultracentrifugation. Synonyms: sedimentum
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Any loose material that has `settled` after deposition from suspension in water, ice, or air, generally as the water current or wind speed decreases. Typical sediments are, in order of increasing coarseness: clay, mud, silt, sand, gravel, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. Sediments differ from sedimen...
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(L: sedere=to sit; sedimentum=deposition) matter that is carried by wind or water and is then deposited on the surface of the land or the sea bottom.
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