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{{also|Sediment|sédiment}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-}}
From {{der|en|frm|sédiment}}, from {{der|en|la|sedimentum}} < {{m|la|sedeō}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sediment.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛdɪmənt|s=3}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# A collection of small [[particle]]s, particularly dirt, that [[precipitate]]s from a [[river]] or other [[body of water]].
#: {{ux|en|The Nile delta is composed of '''sediment''' that was washed down and deposited at the mouth of the river.}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|en|dregs}}
* {{l|en|grounds}}
* {{l|en|grout}}
* {{l|en|settlings}}

====Derived terms====
{{der2|en|biosediment|cosediment|metasediment|palaeosediment|paleosediment|pedosediment|resediment|sedimentable|sedimental|sedimentize|sedimentology|sedimentous|subsediment}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|sedimentary}}
* {{l|en|sedimentation}}
* {{l|en|sedimentaceous}}
* {{l|en|sedimentitious}}
* {{l|en|sedimentoclastic}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|collection of small particles}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|afsaksel}}, {{t|af|dregs}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մրուր}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|ута́йка}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sediment|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|沉積物|tr=chénjīwù}}, {{t+|cmn|沉積|tr=chénjī}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|usazenina|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|feĉo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sedimentti}}, {{t+|fi|kerrostuma}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sédiment|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|sedimento|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|დანალექი}}, {{t|ka|ნალექი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Sediment|n}}, {{t+|de|Satz|m}}, {{t+|de|Bodensatz|m}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|τρύξ|f-s}}
* Hungarian: {{t-needed|hu}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|botnfall|n}}, {{t|is|syrja|f}}, {{t|is|botnlag|n}}, {{t|is|dreggjar|n}}, {{t+|is|set|n}}, {{t|is|vatnborin jarðvegsefni|n-p}}, {{t|is|vindborin jarðvegsefni|n-p}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|dríodar|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|deposito}}, {{t+|it|sedimento|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|堆積物|tr=たいせきぶつ, taisekibutsu}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ដីល្បាប់}}
* Latin: {{t|la|faex|f}}, {{t|la|sedimen|n}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|талог|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|waipara}}, {{t|mi|parakiwai}} {{q|from a flood}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|тунадас}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|sediment|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|sediment|n}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|تلوه|tr=telve}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|osad|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sedimento|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|отложе́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|оса́док|m}}, {{t+|ru|отсто́й|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t|sh|талог|m}}, {{t+|sh|talog|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sedimento|m}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|tining}}
* Thai: {{t-needed|th}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|trầm tích}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|gwaddod|m}}, {{t|cy|[[dyddodyn|dyddodion]]|m-p}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[deposit]] [[material]] as a [[#Noun|sediment]].
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[deposit]]ed as a [[#Noun|sediment]].

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en
|resediment
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to deposit material as a sediment}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|утаявам}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|沉澱}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|sedimentigi}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|sedimentoida}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sédimenter}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|тунаах}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|осажда́ть}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sedimentar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to be deposited as a sediment}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|утаявам се}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|sedimenteren}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|sedimentiĝi}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|sedimentoitua}}
* French: {{t+|fr|sédimenter}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|тунах}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|осажда́ться}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|sedimentar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=deeimnst|Edmisten|end items|end times|endtimes|enmisted|midteens|set mined|setmined|tidesmen}}

{{C|en|Geology}}

==Catalan==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ca|la|sedimentum}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|n/}}

===Noun===
{{ca-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ca|sedimentar}}
* {{l|ca|sedimentari}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Czech==

===Noun===
{{cs-noun|m-in}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}
#: {{syn|cs|usazenina}}

====Declension====
{{cs-ndecl|m}}

====Related terms====
* See {{l|cs|sese}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|frm|sédiment}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌseː.diˈmɛnt/}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|se|di|ment}}
* {{rhyme|nl|ɛnt}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|n|-en|-}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|sedimentaanvoer}}
* {{l|nl|sedimentafzetting}}
* {{l|nl|sedimentgesteente}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:GB}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wp|lang=no}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nb|la|sedimentum}}.

===Noun===
{{nb-noun-n3}}

# {{l|en|sediment}} {{C|nb|Geology}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|nb|sedimentær}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokpro|lang=nb}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==
{{wp|lang=nn}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|nn|la|sedimentum}}.

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-n1}}

# {{l|en|sediment}} {{C|nn|Geology}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|nn|sedimentær}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokpro|lang=nn}}

==Occitan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|oc|LL-Q14185 (oci)-Davidgrosclaude-sediment.wav}}

===Noun===
{{oc-noun|m}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|oc|sedimentacion}}
* {{l|oc|sedimentari}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:DGLO|632}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|sediment}}, from {{der|ro|la|sedimentum}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/se.diˈment/}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|e}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ro|sedimenta}}
* {{l|ro|sedimentar}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:DEX}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sh|/sedǐment/}}
* {{hyphenation|sh|se|di|ment}}

===Noun===
{{sh-noun|g=m|head=sedìment}}

# {{l|en|sediment}}

====Declension====
{{sh-decl-noun
|sedìment|sedimenti
|sedimenta|sedimenāta / sedimēntā
|sedimentu|sedimentima
|sediment|sedimente
|sedimente|sedimenti
|sedimentu|sedimentima
|sedimentom|sedimentima
}}