sediment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    deposit.
  2. verb deposit as a sediment
  3. verb settle as sediment

WordNet

Sed"i*ment noun
Etymology
F. sédiment, L. sedimentum a settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See Sit.
Definitions
  1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.
  2. (Geol.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

Webster 1913