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Bookmark or Share- Sediment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of SEDIMENT is the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. How to use sediment in a sentence.
- Sediment - National Geographic SocietySediment is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location. Sediment can consist of rocks and minerals, as well as the remains of plants and animals. It can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a boulder. Sediment moves from one place to another through the process of erosion.
- Sedimentation | Process, Types & Effects | Britannicasedimentation, in the geological sciences, process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a fluid (usually air or water).
- Sediment and Suspended Sediment | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.govRocks as small as tiny clay particles and larger that are moved by the water are called sediment. Fast-moving water can pick up, suspend, and move larger particles more easily than slow-moving waters. This is why rivers are more muddy-looking during storms—they are carrying a LOT more sediment than they carry during a low-flow period.
- Sediment Definition & Meaning | Britannica DictionarySEDIMENT meaning: 1 : material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid; 2 : material (such as stones and sand) that is carried into water by water, wind, etc.
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