sediment

sedimento, deposito

Piccole particelle solide che si depositano sul fondo di un liquido.

In inglese semplice: Small pieces of solid material that settle at the bottom of a liquid.

• There is sediment in the bottle.
• The river carries sediment down to the sea.
• Scientists examined layers of sediment from the lake.

Sinonimi: deposit

Espressioni comuni: river sediment, fine sediment, layer of sediment

sedimentare

Far accumulare sul fondo le piccole particelle solide presenti in un liquido.

In inglese semplice: To cause small solid pieces in a liquid to collect at the bottom.

• The machine sediments the particles.
• We sedimented the cells using a centrifuge.
• This method sediments fine material from the liquid.

Sinonimi: settle, deposit

Espressioni comuni: sediment the particles, sediment a sample

sedimentarsi, depositarsi

Scendere attraverso un liquido e accumularsi sul fondo.

In inglese semplice: To sink through a liquid and collect at the bottom.

• The particles sediment slowly.
• Fine sand sedimented at the bottom of the tank.
• Leave the mixture until the solids have sedimented.

Sinonimi: settle, sink

Espressioni comuni: sediment slowly, sediment under gravity