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sediment
Material such as sand, mud, or small rock particles that is transported by water, wind, or glaciers and deposited in one place. It typically accumulates at the bottom of bodies of water or in depressions.
Am Grund des Flusses bildete sich über Jahrhunderte eine dicke Schicht aus Sediment.
Over the centuries, a thick layer of sediment formed at the bottom of the river.
'Sediment' is a technical term used mainly in the natural sciences, such as geology, geography, or chemistry. In everyday conversation, the word is rather rare.
Der Geologe analysierte die verschiedenen Schichten des Sediments.
The geologist analyzed the different layers of the sediment.
Common verbs in connection with 'Sediment' (sediment) are 'sich ablagern' (to be deposited) or 'sich bilden' (to form). It is also often described as part of a 'Schicht aus Sediment' (layer of sediment).
Über die Jahre haben sich am Boden des Sees dicke Sedimente abgelagert.
Over the years, thick sediments have been deposited at the bottom of the lake.
To describe the place of deposition, 'Sediment' (sediment) is often used with prepositions such as 'am Grund von' (at the bottom of), 'am Boden' (on/at the bottom), or 'in' (in).
Forscher fanden im Sediment des alten Flussbetts interessante Fossilien.
Researchers found interesting fossils in the sediment of the old riverbed.
sentence / set
Satz and Sediment can both refer to solid particles at the bottom of a liquid. Satz is used only in limited everyday contexts, for example with drinks. Sediment is the more general technical term for deposited material.
Im Labor wird das dunkle Sediment am Boden der Weinflasche untersucht.
In the laboratory, the dark sediment at the bottom of the wine bottle is examined.
Am Boden der Weinflasche bleibt ein dunkler Satz zurück.
A dark sediment remains at the bottom of the wine bottle.
