noun🔗ShareA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water."The Nile delta is composed of sediment that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river."geologyenvironmentnaturesubstancematerialgeographyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deposit material as a sediment."The river will sediment mud along its banks after the flood. "geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be deposited as a sediment."The heavy rain caused the soil to sediment at the bottom of the garden. "geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
