英语词汇“sediment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank. the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic Verb the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected

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Noun

An effect of the snowball earth, there was the juxtaposition of 635-million-year-old glacial-origin sediment directly below a 10,000-year-old tropical reef environment.

Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The river also appears to be building a waterfall over a sediment deposit upstream of the North Wash takeout, threatening further complications.

AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Great plumes of glacial sediment are swirling along the coast, actually adding land along the edges of the island.

WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 Virginia has reached 75 percent of the 2025 reduction goal for nitrogen, 68 percent of the reduction goal for phosphorus and 100 percent of the reduction goal for sediment, the foundation found.

Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 For the next three years, the team collected sediment samples from the lake to construct a climate record representing the past 2,000 years.

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 Healthy bivalve beds create structure that acts as a foundation for benthic habitat and holds sediment in place.

Katherine Rapin, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 Traditional fining agents, which help remove sediment that can’t be removed by filtration, are what typically make a wine unsuitable for vegans.

Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 21 Aug. 2022 Mrvan was on hand to tour the work on the Confined Disposal Facility where contaminated sediment from the first dredging of the IHC in 40 years is stored.

Carrie Napoleon And Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022

Verb

The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.

Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021 The cores, presented here today at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, were captured at the farthest extent of the ash’s reach, recorded as wisps of tephra in finely sedimented, ancient mud uplifted near the ocean floor.

Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 25 Oct. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin sedimentum settling, from sedēre to sit, sink down

First Known Use

Noun

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

单词	sediment
释义	sediment 1 of 2 noun sed·i·ment ˈse-də-mənt 1 : the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid 2 : material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers sediment 2 of 2 verb sed·i·ment ˈse-də-ˌment sedimented; sedimenting; sediments transitive verb : to deposit as sediment intransitive verb 1 : to settle to the bottom in a liquid 2 : to deposit sediment Synonyms Noun deposit deposition dregs grounds precipitate settlings Verb lay settle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun There was a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank. the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic Verb the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected Recent Examples on the Web Noun An effect of the snowball earth, there was the juxtaposition of 635-million-year-old glacial-origin sediment directly below a 10,000-year-old tropical reef environment. Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 The river also appears to be building a waterfall over a sediment deposit upstream of the North Wash takeout, threatening further complications. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Great plumes of glacial sediment are swirling along the coast, actually adding land along the edges of the island. WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 Virginia has reached 75 percent of the 2025 reduction goal for nitrogen, 68 percent of the reduction goal for phosphorus and 100 percent of the reduction goal for sediment, the foundation found. Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 For the next three years, the team collected sediment samples from the lake to construct a climate record representing the past 2,000 years. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 Healthy bivalve beds create structure that acts as a foundation for benthic habitat and holds sediment in place. Katherine Rapin, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2022 Traditional fining agents, which help remove sediment that can’t be removed by filtration, are what typically make a wine unsuitable for vegans. Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 21 Aug. 2022 Mrvan was on hand to tour the work on the Confined Disposal Facility where contaminated sediment from the first dredging of the IHC in 40 years is stored. Carrie Napoleon And Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Verb The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away. Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021 The cores, presented here today at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, were captured at the farthest extent of the ash’s reach, recorded as wisps of tephra in finely sedimented, ancient mud uplifted near the ocean floor. Paul Voosen, Science \| AAAS, 25 Oct. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Latin sedimentum settling, from sedēre to sit, sink down First Known Use Noun 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1859, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition sediment noun sed·i·ment ˈse-də-mənt 1 : the material from a liquid that settles to the bottom 2 : material (as stones and sand) carried onto land or into water by water, wind, or a glacier Medical Definition sediment 1 of 2 noun sed·i·ment ˈsed-ə-mənt : the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid sediment 2 of 2 transitive verb sed·i·ment -ˌment : to deposit as sediment the synaptosomes were sedimented by centrifugation intransitive verb 1 : to settle to the bottom in a liquid let the red blood cells sediment for 30 minutes 2 : to deposit sediment sediment 1 of 2 verb as in to filter to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid) the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance filter settle sieve clear lay strain screen sift clarify resettle Antonyms & Near Antonyms raise mix disturb stir agitate sediment 2 of 2 noun as in silt matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic Synonyms & Similar Words silt deposition deposit precipitate sludge dregs grounds settlings lees slag ooze dross waste
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