HyperDic: sedimentation

English > 1 sense of the word sedimentation:
NOUNphenomenonsedimentation, deposit, alluviationthe phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
sedimentation > pronunciation
Soundsseh.dahmahntey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > sedimentation: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating.
Synonymsdeposit, alluviation
Narrowerlode, loadA deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Broadergeological phenomenonA natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
Spanishaluvión, depósito, derrubio, sedimentación, terrero
Catalanal·luvió, al·luvionament, sedimentació
Verbssedimentdeposit as a sediment

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