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Meanings of sediment in English
Particulate matter that is deposited on the surface of land.
Usage of sediment in English
1
The draught had been taken; the sediment only lay dried upon it.
2
The vessel is changing color, and all the sediment has broken free.
3
Gunnell and Binfield notice white sediment in pan and lock it up.
4
Falbe lay quietly with his long fingers in the sediment of pine-needles.
5
Methyl Hg was inversely correlated with salinity, sediment Eh and sand content.
6
How long does it take for sediment to be eroded from mountains?
7
This also resulted in the formation of sediment from the remaining yeasts.
8
Here it performed detailed investigations of microbial processes occurring in the sediment.
9
Whenever there is erosion of sediment it is balanced by deposition elsewhere.
10
What happens to all the sediment when it's eroded from the hillsides?
11
That which is free from sediment and flows well, should be selected.
12
Suddenly he gave it a shake, and the contents swirled with sediment.
13
Ten days later urine culture and sediment analysis were performed in all patients.
14
Phosphogypsum addition resulted in a large increase in sulfide levels in sediment suspensions.
15
This forces the sediment to settle down in the neck against the cork.
16
He thought it would continue: he'd dissolve and disperse like sediment.
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Translations for sediment
Portuguese
Sediment through the time
Sediment across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare