sediment

/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/

noun

  1. 1

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

    The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.

verb

  1. 1

    To deposit material as a sediment.

  2. 2

    To be deposited as a sediment.

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