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Sediment
01
particles of solid material that settle at the bottom of a liquid
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
sediments
Examples
After the river flooded, a layer of sediment covered the riverbed.
02
particles of rock, minerals, or organic materials that have been transported by wind, water, or ice, and deposited in layers on the Earth's surface
to sediment
01
settle as sediment
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
sediment
3rd person singular
sediments
Present participle
sedimenting
Past simple
sedimented
Past participle
sedimented
02
deposit as a sediment
