单词 | silt |
释义 | silt[ silt ] / sɪlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR silt ON THESAURUS.COM nounearthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. verb (used without object)to become filled or choked up with silt. verb (used with object)to fill or choke up with silt. Origin of silt1400–50; late Middle English cylte gravel, perhaps originally salty deposit; compare Old English unsylt unsalted, unseasoned, sylting seasoning, syltan to salt, season, Norwegian sylt salty swamp, German Sülze salt marsh, brine OTHER WORDS FROM siltsil·ta·tion, nounsilty, adjectivede·silt, verb (used with object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH siltsand, sediment, siltDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for siltsilt / (sɪlt) / nouna fine deposit of mud, clay, etc, esp one in a river or lake verb(usually foll by up) to fill or become filled with silt; choke Derived forms of siltsiltation, nounsilty, adjectiveWord Origin for siltC15: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian, Danish sylt salt marsh; related to Old High German sulza salt marsh; see salt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for siltsilt [ sĭlt ] A sedimentary material consisting of grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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