[ˈsɛdɪm(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs
(e.g: the ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French sédiment or Latin sedimentum ‘settling’, from sedere ‘sit’

[ˈsɛdɪm(ə)nt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- settle as sediment
(e.g: the erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from French sédiment or Latin sedimentum ‘settling’, from sedere ‘sit’