Associations to the word «Sediment»
Noun
- Silt
- Erosion
- Deposition
- Weathering
- Carbonate
- Cretaceous
- Runoff
- Sludge
- Uplift
- Triassic
- Oceanic
- Accumulation
- Contaminant
- Deposit
- Seawater
- Pollutant
- Shale
- Pollen
- Shoreline
- Groundwater
- Basalt
- Estuary
- Organic
- Basin
- Gravel
- Mangrove
- Catchment
- Sulfide
- Fossil
- Peat
- Nutrient
- Sandstone
- Burrow
- Karst
- Outcrop
- Debris
- Isotope
- Flux
- Crust
- Methane
- Dune
- Deformation
- Finer
- Nourishment
- Coastline
- Shelf
- Conglomerate
- Buildup
- Magma
- Soil
- Delta
- Alga
- Sand
- Levee
- Hydrocarbon
- Stratum
- Layer
- Phosphorus
- Pesticide
- Dike
- Limestone
- Glacier
- Sewage
- Rift
- Precipitate
- Yr
- Thickness
- Iceberg
Adjective
Wiktionary
SEDIMENT, noun. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
SEDIMENT, verb. (transitive) To deposit material as a sediment.
SEDIMENT, verb. (intransitive) To be deposited as a sediment.
Dictionary definition
SEDIMENT, noun. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process.
SEDIMENT, verb. Deposit as a sediment.
SEDIMENT, verb. Settle as sediment.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.