'Sediment' definitions:

Definition of 'sediment'

From: WordNet
noun
Matter that has been deposited by some natural process [syn: sediment, deposit]
verb
Deposit as a sediment
verb
Settle as sediment

Definition of 'Sediment'

From: GCIDE
  • Sediment \Sed"i*ment\, n. [F. s['e]diment, L. sedimentum a settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See Sit.]
  • 1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geol.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed. [1913 Webster]