Definition
Sediment is small pieces of rock, sand, or other material that settle to the bottom of a liquid, like in a river, lake, or bottle of juice.
Etymology
From Latin “sedimentum” meaning “a settling, sinking down,” from “sedere” meaning “to sit.” It describes material that “sits down” at the bottom.
Kelly Says
Sediment at the bottom of rivers slowly builds new land, while sediment in a wine bottle quietly records how the drink aged. What settles to the bottom often tells the long story of what flowed above.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sediment
se-di-ment
BGБългарски
утайка
u-tai-ka
CACatalà
sediment
se-di-ment
CSČeština
sediment
se-di-ment
DADansk
sediment
se-di-ment
DEDeutsch
Sediment
ze-di-MENT
ESEspañol
sedimento
se-di-MEN-to
EUEuskara
sedimentu
se-di-men-tu
FISuomi
sedimentti
se-di-ment-ti
FRFrançais
sédiment
se-di-MAN
GLGalego
sedimento
se-di-men-to
HRHrvatski
sediment
se-di-ment
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedimen
se-di-men
ITItaliano
sedimento
se-di-MEN-to
LTLietuvių
nuosėdos
nuo-se-dos
LVLatviešu
nogulsnes
no-guls-nes
MNМонгол
тунадас
tu-na-das
MSBahasa Melayu
enapan
e-na-pan
MYမြန်မာ
အနည်ထိုင်ခြင်း
a-ne-htine-chin
NLNederlands
sediment
se-di-MENT
NONorsk
sediment
se-di-ment
PTPortuguês
sedimento
se-di-MEN-to
RORomână
sediment
se-di-MENT
RUРусский
осадок
o-SA-dok
SKSlovenčina
sediment
se-di-ment
SLSlovenščina
usedlina
u-sed-li-na
SRСрпски
седимент
se-di-ment
SVSvenska
sediment
se-di-ment
TEతెలుగు
అవక్షేపం
a-vak-she-pam
VITiếng Việt
trầm tích
tram tich