noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deposit, alluviation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geological phenomenon
Narrower terms: lode, load
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sediment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sedimentation From sediment + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
утаяване
(utajavane)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Chinese Mandarin:
沉積 /沉积
(chénjī)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Czech:
sedimentace
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Finnish:
sedimentoituminen
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Finnish:
saostuminen
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Finnish:
saostaminen
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
French:
sédimentation
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
German:
Sedimentation
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Indonesian:
sedimentasi
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Irish:
dríodrú
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Japanese:
堆積
(taiseki)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Norwegian Bokmål:
sedimentering
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sedimentering
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Russian:
осажде́ние
(osaždénije)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Russian:
седимента́ция
(sedimentácija)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Tagalog:
paglalatak
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Ukrainian:
оса́дження
(osádžennja)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
Ukrainian:
седимента́ція
(sedymentácija)
— separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
