Sinonim sediment

English Thesaurus

1. matter that has been deposited by some natural process (noun.object)

hypernym	:	matter,
definition	:	that which has mass and occupies space (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium,
definition	:	clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down (noun.object)

hyponym	:	dregs, settlings,
definition	:	sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid (noun.object)

hyponym	:	lees,
definition	:	the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage (noun.object)

hyponym	:	lick, salt lick,
definition	:	a salt deposit that animals regularly lick (noun.object)

hyponym	:	evaporite,
definition	:	the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater (noun.substance)

2. settle as sediment (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	settle, settle down,
definition	:	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground (verb.motion)

verb group	:	sediment,
definition	:	deposit as a sediment (verb.motion)

3. deposit as a sediment (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	deposit, fix, posit, situate,
definition	:	put (something somewhere) firmly (verb.contact)

verb group	:	sediment,
definition	:	settle as sediment (verb.motion)

4. matter that has been deposited by some natural process (noun.object)

derivation	:	sedimentary,
definition	:	resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment (adj.pert)

5. deposit as a sediment (verb.motion)

derivation	:	alluviation, deposit, sedimentation,
definition	:	the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating (noun.phenomenon)

6. matter that has been deposited by some natural process (noun.object)

derivation	:	sedimentary,
definition	:	resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment (adj.pert)

7. deposit as a sediment (verb.motion)

derivation	:	alluviation, deposit, sedimentation,
definition	:	the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating (noun.phenomenon)