sediment
/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/noun, verb3 syllables
Sediment means: matter that has been deposited by some natural process.
Synonyms for sediment1
noun, as in matter that has been deposited by some natural process
What does sediment mean?3
noun
1
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
verb
1
deposit as a sediment
2
settle as sediment
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with sediment?1
four syllables
impediment
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Sediment in a sentence
- Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.CM
- Continental shelves are often covered by young land-derived sediment.Lumi
- If all the conditions are right, fossils are formed as the layers of sediment turn into rock.Hybrid
- By means of a super high-pressure water spray practically all the sediment is removed.fcbond
- The Mississippi River carries millions of tons of nutrient-rich sediment into the Gulf each year.Hybrid
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Forms of sediment
as a noun
- plural
- sediments
as a verb
- past tense
- sedimented
- present participle
- sedimenting
- third-person singular
- sediments
- past participle
- sedimented