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sediment

Definitions of sediment
  1. noun
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    synonyms: afzetting
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    types:
    bezinksel, bodem, bodempje, koffiedik, koffieprut, prut
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    liksteen
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
    delta, deltagebied, deltavleugel, rivierdelta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    bezinksel, bodem, bodempje, koffiedik, koffieprut, prut
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
    type of:
    etter, materie, pus, stof, substantie
    that which has mass and occupies space
  2. noun
    rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
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    types:
    lei, leisteen
    a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    kalk, kalksteen
    a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
    schalie, steenklei
    a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
    gres, grès, zandsteen
    a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
    type of:
    gesteente, natuursteen, steen, steensoort
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
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