'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]
Synonyms of 'sediment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- ash,
- bottoms,
- cinder,
- clinker,
- debris,
- deposit,
- deposition,
- deposits,
- detritus,
- diluvium,
- draff,
- dregs,
- drift,
- dross,
- ember,
- feces,
- froth,
- grounds,
- lees,
- loess,
- moraine,
- offscum,
- precipitate,
- precipitation,
- remains,
- residue,
- residuum,
- scoria,
- scree,
- scum,
- sedimentate,
- settlings,
- silt,
- sinter,
- slag,
- smut,
- soot,
- sublimate