sedimentation
sedimentation noun: the separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
Noun
sedimentation (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentations)
- The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
sedimentation meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian
sedimentation in Tamil
- படிவியற் படுகை, வண்டற் படிவு, வண்டற்படிவு, அடையல்கொள்ளல், படிவித்தல், வண்டலடைத்தல்
sedimentation in Tagalog
- separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
- paglalatak
sedimentation in Indonesian
- separation of a suspension of solid particles into a slurry
- sedimentasi
Examples of sedimentation in a sentence
- To the west, sedimentation is dictated by the Mississippi River and the input of siliciclastics into the NE GoM.
- Sedimentation rates in the Zechstein were variable.
- In general, during periods of carbonate and anhydrite deposition on the shelves, slow sedimentation rates characterized the sediment- starved basinal areas.
Forms of sedimentation
| plural | sedimentations |
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Origin of sedimentation
From sediment + -ation.
Words formed from sedimentation
- biosedimentation
- cosedimentation
- desedimentation
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- paleosedimentation
- resedimentation
- sedimentational
- sedimentation constant
- sedimentation rate
- sedimentation time
- sedimentator
- ultrasedimentation
- Zeleny sedimentation value
Phrases with sedimentation
Questions about sedimentation
- What does sedimentation mean?
- Sedimentation means the separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
- What is sedimentation in Tamil?
- Sedimentation in Tamil is படிவியற் படுகை, வண்டற் படிவு, வண்டற்படிவு. See Sedimentation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sedimentation?
- Sedimentation is a noun.
- What is the plural of sedimentation?
- The plural of sedimentation is sedimentations.
Words near sedimentation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sedimentation (page history and authors); sedimentation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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