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Definition of sedimentation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sedimentation

noun

/ˌsedɪmenˈteɪʃn/

/ˌsedɪmenˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable] (geology)

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the process of a layer of sediment being created

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