Sediment

Definitions of Sediment
  1. noun
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    synonyms: Bodensatz, Schichtgestein, Sedimentgestein
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    type of:
    Materie, Stoff, Substanz
    that which has mass and occupies space
  2. noun
    rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
    synonyms: Schichtgestein, Sedimentgestein
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    Gibbsit, Hydrargillit
    a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
    Schiefer, Schieferton
    a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    Kalkgestein, Kalkstein
    a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
    Psammit, Sandstein
    a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
    type of:
    Fels, Gestein, Stein
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
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