Plural of sediment
regular plural
The plural of sediment is sediments.
Forms of sediment
| Singular | sediment /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sediments |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sediments in a sentence
- Deposits of aqueoglacial sediments compose a significant portion of the landscape.From the entry aqueoglacial
- Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.From the entry infauna
- Ancient hardgrounds are found in limestone sequences and distinguished from later-lithified sediments by evidence of exposure to normal marine waters.From the entry hardground
- Unconformities are surfaces of erosion or nondeposition of sediments that separate younger rocks from older ones.2013, Sreepat Jain, Fundamentals of Physical Geology. From the entry nondeposition
- These are fracture systems, which have been filled with other sediments and minerals.2008, Martin Hovland, “Ancient and Modern Analogues”, in Deep-water Coral Reefs: Unique Biodiversity Hot-spots (Springer–Praxis Books in…. From the entry neptunian
Meaning of sediment
- noun A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
- verb To deposit material as a sediment.
- verb To be deposited as a sediment.
Questions about the plural of sediment
- What is the plural of sediment?
- The plural of sediment is sediments.
- Is sediment countable?
- Sediment is a countable and uncountable noun.
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