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Sedimentation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The act or process of depositing sediment.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. 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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The deposition of sediment; the accumulation of earthy sediment to form strata.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

Word Usage

"A sort of precipitation occurred of what might be called the sedimentation or the fallout from illuminations, insights, and other life experiences that were very important—tragic experiences included."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

geological phenomenon

Cross Reference

sedimentation test continental sedimentation

Hyponym

lode load

Form

sedimentation rate sedimentation constant

Rhyme

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Same Context

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