sediment

Definitions

From Latin sedimentum, 'a settling' (sedēre, to sit/settle) + -ment. Sediment is literally what 'sits down' to the bottom — the silt that settles out of a river, the grit at the bottom of a wine bottle.

Common Collocations

• 1.river sediment河流沉积物
• 2.sediment layer沉积层
• 3.sediment deposits沉积矿床
• 4.settle as sediment沉淀为沉积物

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Layers of sediment built up at the bottom of the lake.

• 2.

  Let the wine stand so the sediment settles.