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sedimentation
noun
sed·i·men·ta·tion
ˌse-də-mən-ˈtā-shən
-ˌmen-
Examples of sedimentation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The launch is also inaccessible to larger boats, due to sedimentation issues caused by lake currents.
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Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
However, the study also revealed that resorts with poor management practices and more sedimentation and runoff can harm the reefs.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
Though the country remains rich in biodiversity, Madagascar’s 927 square miles of coral reefs have been subject to coral bleaching, overfishing, and sedimentation from deforestation since the 1980s.
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Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
Breaks in sedimentation indicated the presence of vigorous deep-sea currents, while continuous sedimentation represented calmer conditions.
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Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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“Sedimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedimentation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
sedimentation
noun
sed·i·men·ta·tion
ˌsed-ə-mən-ˈtā-shən
-ˌmen-
: the action or process of depositing sediment
Medical Definition
sedimentation
noun
sed·i·men·ta·tion
ˌsed-ə-(ˌ)men-ˈtā-shən
1
: the action or process of depositing sediment
2
: the depositing especially by mechanical means of matter suspended in a liquid
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