sedimentation

[ sed-uh-muh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɛd ə mənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

the deposition or accumulation of sediment.

Origin of sedimentation

First recorded in 1870–75; sediment + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM sedimentation

self-sed·i·men·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby sedimentation

sedile, sedilia, sediment, sedimentary, sedimentary rock, sedimentation, sedimentation constant, sedimentation rate, sedimentation tank, sedimentation test, sedimentator

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British Dictionary definitions for sedimentation

sedimentation
/ (ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the process of formation of sedimentary rocks
the deposition or production of sediment
chem biochem the process by which large molecules or macroscopic particles are concentrated in a centrifugal field in a centrifuge or ultracentrifuge

Medical definitions for sedimentation

sedimentation
[ sĕd′ə-mən-tā′shən ]

n.

The act or process of depositing or forming a sediment.