silt
/sɪlt/
noun
- 1
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
- 2
(by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
- 3
A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To clog or fill with silt.
- 2
To become clogged with silt.
- 3
To flow through crevices; to percolate.
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