sediment

英 [ˈsedɪmənt]

美 [ˈsedɪmənt]

n.  沉淀物; 沉积物

复数：sediments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 沉淀物
  the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
• 沉积物
  sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 沉渣;沉淀物
  Sedimentis solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind.
  1. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
     海洋里死亡的许多生物会很快被沉淀物掩埋。
  2. ...ocean sediments.
     海洋沉淀物

英英释义

noun

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  Synonym:deposit

verb

• settle as sediment
• deposit as a sediment

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