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单词 silt
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silt


silt

S0409200 (sĭlt)n. A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.v. silt·ed, silt·ing, silts v.intr. To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.v.tr. To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.
[Middle English sylt, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]
silt·a′tion n.silt′y adj.

silt

(sɪlt) n (Geological Science) a fine deposit of mud, clay, etc, esp one in a river or lakevb (Geological Science) (usually foll by up) to fill or become filled with silt; choke[C15: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian, Danish sylt salt marsh; related to Old High German sulza salt marsh; see salt] silˈtation n ˈsilty adj

silt

(sɪlt)

n. 1. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. v.i. 2. to become filled or choked up with silt. v.t. 3. to fill or choke up with silt. [1400–50; late Middle English cylte gravel compare Old English syltan to salt, Old High German sulza salt marsh] sil•ta′tion, n. silt′y, adj.

silt

(sĭlt) Small grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water, such as lakes, where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water.

silt


Past participle: silted
Gerund: silting
Imperative
silt
silt
Present
I silt
you silt
he/she/it silts
we silt
you silt
they silt
Preterite
I silted
you silted
he/she/it silted
we silted
you silted
they silted
Present Continuous
I am silting
you are silting
he/she/it is silting
we are silting
you are silting
they are silting
Present Perfect
I have silted
you have silted
he/she/it has silted
we have silted
you have silted
they have silted
Past Continuous
I was silting
you were silting
he/she/it was silting
we were silting
you were silting
they were silting
Past Perfect
I had silted
you had silted
he/she/it had silted
we had silted
you had silted
they had silted
Future
I will silt
you will silt
he/she/it will silt
we will silt
you will silt
they will silt
Future Perfect
I will have silted
you will have silted
he/she/it will have silted
we will have silted
you will have silted
they will have silted
Future Continuous
I will be silting
you will be silting
he/she/it will be silting
we will be silting
you will be silting
they will be silting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been silting
you have been silting
he/she/it has been silting
we have been silting
you have been silting
they have been silting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been silting
you will have been silting
he/she/it will have been silting
we will have been silting
you will have been silting
they will have been silting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been silting
you had been silting
he/she/it had been silting
we had been silting
you had been silting
they had been silting
Conditional
I would silt
you would silt
he/she/it would silt
we would silt
you would silt
they would silt
Past Conditional
I would have silted
you would have silted
he/she/it would have silted
we would have silted
you would have silted
they would have silted
Thesaurus
Noun1.silt - mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lakesilt - mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lakedirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Verb1.silt - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"silt upclog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

silt

noun sediment, deposit, residue, ooze, sludge, alluvium The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.silt something up clog up, block up, choke up, obstruct, stop up, jam up, dam up, bung up, occlude, congest The soil washed from the hills is silting up the dams.
Translations
淤泥

silt

(silt) noun fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water. 淤泥,淤沙 淤泥silt up to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc. The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it. 淤塞 淤塞

silt


silt,

predominantly quartz mineral particles that are between sand size and clay size, i.e., between 1-16 and 1-256 mm ( 1-406 – 1-6502 in.) in diameter. Silt, like clay and sand, is a product of the weathering and decomposition of preexisting rock. Hardened silt forms a sedimentary rock called siltstone, which tends to deposit in thin layers sometimes referred to as flagstone because it is hard, durable, and flat, breaking into nearly rectangular slabs.

Silt

 

the fine-grained, soft sediment on the bottom of bodies of water, not altered by diagenesis. Between 30 and 50 percent of the particles it contains are less than 0.01 mm in size. Occurring in a fluid state under natural conditions, it assumes the properties of a solid body when dry. On the bottom of seas and continental bodies of water (lakes, rivers, and ponds) there are silts consisting of fine-grained products of rock decomposition (terrigenous, clayey, and lime silts) and silts made up of microscopic shells or the skeletal remains of marine organisms (globigerina, diatomaceous, radiolarian, pteropod silts). Silts that have been enriched by volcanic ash (volcanic mud) form a separate category. Sometimes silts are enriched with organic matter (sapro-pel) whose decay causes hydrogen sulfide contamination or putrefaction (“putrid silt”).

Some silts, including lake, pond, and lagoon silts, are used as fertilizer and for mineral feed supplements for livestock; they are also used in medicine, for pelotherapy.

silt

[silt] (geology) A rock fragment or a mineral or detrital particle in the soil having a diameter of 0.002-0.05 millimeter that is, smaller than fine sand and larger than coarse clay. Sediment carried or deposited by water. Soil containing at least 80% silt and less than 12% clay.

silt, inorganic silt, rock flour

A granular material that is nonplastic or very slightly plastic and exhibits little or no strength when air-dried; usually has a grain size between 0.002 mm and 0.05 mm in diameter.

silt

a fine deposit of mud, clay, etc., esp one in a river or lake

SILT


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SILTSmith Island Land Trust (North Carolina)
SILTSensation Intact to Light Touch

silt


Related to silt: silt soil
  • all
  • noun
  • verb
  • phrase

Synonyms for silt

noun sediment

Synonyms

  • sediment
  • deposit
  • residue
  • ooze
  • sludge
  • alluvium

phrase silt something up

Synonyms

  • clog up
  • block up
  • choke up
  • obstruct
  • stop up
  • jam up
  • dam up
  • bung up
  • occlude
  • congest

Synonyms for silt

noun mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

Related Words

  • dirt
  • soil

verb become chocked with silt

Synonyms

  • silt up

Related Words

  • clog
  • clog up
  • congest
  • choke off
  • foul
  • back up
  • choke
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