🪨Sediment (sedimento)

noun
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/
sedimento (sedimento)

Meaning

matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; particles deposited by water or wind
Solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid.
Traducción del significado
materia que se asienta en el fondo de un líquido; partículas depositadas por el agua o el viento
materiaqueseasientaenelfondodeunliquidoparticulasdepositadasporelaguaoviento

Oraciones de ejemplo

The river carried sediment downstream during the flood.

El río llevó sedimento río abajo durante la inundación.
El rio llevo sedimento rio abajo durante la inundacion

The river carries a lot of sediment downstream.

El río lleva mucho sedimento corriente abajo.
El río lleva mucho sedimento corriente abajo.

Synonyms

deposit, residue, silt, debris, dregs
Entrada 1
deposit, residue, silt, debris
Entrada 2
deposit, residue, silt, dregs

Antonyms

solution, suspension, purity
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solution, suspension
Entrada 2
solution, purity

Colocaciones

river sediment, marine sediment, sediment layer, sediment deposit, sediment buildup
Entrada 1
river sediment, marine sediment, sediment layer, sediment deposit
Entrada 2
sediment layer, sediment buildup, river sediment, sediment deposit

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