Meaning
sediment, deposit
- material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
- natural particles deposited by water, wind, or ice
In a sentence
Sul fondo del bicchiere c'era un sedimento scuro.
There was a dark sediment at the bottom of the glass.
Da dove viene questo sedimento nel fiume?
Where does this sediment in the river come from?
Il sedimento non sparisce con un semplice filtro.
The sediment does not disappear with a simple filter.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sedimento | masculine · singular |
| sedimenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Common in science, nature, and geology contexts.
- Also used for deposits in wine, water, or containers.
- Often appears in the plural: sedimenti.