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to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
- the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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nounSynonyms of sediment (Entry 2 of 2)
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
- the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of sediment was in 1547
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