Definition of sedimentation in English:
 sedimentation
noun sɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛdəmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
 sedimentation occurs when the droplets sink to the bottom
 the natural sedimentation of the estuary
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Threats to the three darter species are mounting due to increased sedimentation of the watershed caused by urbanization.
 -  The river's environmentally sensitive habitat has been safeguarded against further sedimentation.
 -  Removing the structures also helps to avoid sedimentation of the stream.
 -  The period from 1150 BC to AD 150 witnessed active erosion and sedimentation on floodplains and in channels.
 -  The amount of haemolysis was measured by comparing the absorption of the blood to that of the supernatant after sedimentation of the red cells.
 -  A large amount of the progeny phages were separated from the bacterial media by multiple steps of sedimentation and resuspension.
 -  Sedimentation continuing at its current rates, or increasing, undermines the future ecological viability of shrimp farms.
 -  The borates on the claims in the canyon originated through sedimentation on an ancient lake bed.
 -  We have simulated the sedimentation of particles with very small diffusion coefficients.
 -  The life of the dam is estimated to be not more than 30 years because of heavy sedimentation.
 
  Definition of sedimentation in US English:
 sedimentation
nounˌsedəmənˈtāSH(ə)nˌsɛdəmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n
The process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
 sedimentation occurs when the droplets sink to the bottom
 the natural sedimentation of the estuary
 Example sentencesExamples
-  We have simulated the sedimentation of particles with very small diffusion coefficients.
 -  The period from 1150 BC to AD 150 witnessed active erosion and sedimentation on floodplains and in channels.
 -  The life of the dam is estimated to be not more than 30 years because of heavy sedimentation.
 -  Removing the structures also helps to avoid sedimentation of the stream.
 -  A large amount of the progeny phages were separated from the bacterial media by multiple steps of sedimentation and resuspension.
 -  The amount of haemolysis was measured by comparing the absorption of the blood to that of the supernatant after sedimentation of the red cells.
 -  Threats to the three darter species are mounting due to increased sedimentation of the watershed caused by urbanization.
 -  Sedimentation continuing at its current rates, or increasing, undermines the future ecological viability of shrimp farms.
 -  The river's environmentally sensitive habitat has been safeguarded against further sedimentation.
 -  The borates on the claims in the canyon originated through sedimentation on an ancient lake bed.