sedimentation

sedimentation

See also: sédimentation

English

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English sediment
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English sedimentation

    From sediment + -ation.

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    Noun

    sedimentation (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentations)

    1. The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.

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