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sediment

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
sed-i-ment
IPA
/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To deposit material as a sediment.

Transitive verb

verb

To be deposited as a sediment.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *sed-, sédiment, sedimentum

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Geology.

Inflected Forms

sediments (plural) sediments (present, singular) sedimenting (participle, present) sedimented (participle, past) sedimented (past)

Derived Forms

biosediment cosediment metasediment palaeosediment paleosediment pedosediment resediment sedimentable sedimental sedimentize sedimentology sedimentous

Phrases

hemipelagic sediment

Frequently Paired Words

sedimentaceous sedimentary sedimentation sedimentitious sedimentoclastic

Synonyms

deposit

Rhymes With

impediment pediment

Questions

How do you pronounce sediment?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/.
What does sediment mean?
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Where does sediment come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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