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SEDIMENTATION

\sˌɛdɪməntˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌɛdɪməntˈe‍ɪʃən], \s_ˌɛ_d_ɪ_m_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of SEDIMENTATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The formation of a sediment.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The process of producing the deposit of a urinary sediment, especially by the use of a centrifuge. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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