sedimentation

[ sed-uh-muhn-tey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the deposition or accumulation of sediment.

Origin of sedimentation

1
First recorded in 1870–75; sediment + -ation

Other words from sedimentation

  • self-sed·i·men·ta·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sedimentation

sedimentation

/ (ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the process of formation of sedimentary rocks

  2. the deposition or production of sediment

  1. chem biochem the process by which large molecules or macroscopic particles are concentrated in a centrifugal field in a centrifuge or ultracentrifuge

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