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Sediment - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sediment : (noun)
1: matter deposited by some natural process [syn: deposit]
(verb)
1: deposit as a sediment
2: settle as sediment
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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, frrom water or
any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.
2. (Geol.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are
formed.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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