Sediment is dirt or other matter that settles to the bottom in a liquid.
(noun)All the little dirt particles that sink to the bottom of a pond are an example of sediment.
See sediment in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr sédiment < L sedimentum < sedere, to sit
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Latin sedimentum, act of settling
Origin: , from sedēre, to sit, settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots
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