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Definition of sediment noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sediment

noun

NAmE//ˈsɛdəmənt//

[uncountable]

1the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid

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2(geology) sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.

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