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sedimentation

/sed-uh-muhn-tey-shuhn/US // ˌsɛd ə mənˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌsɛdɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) //

沉积,沉淀,沉积作用,沉降

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the deposition or accumulation of sediment.

Examples

  • When sedimentation only is desired, the torfuge (Fig. 31) is a cheap and convenient substitute.

  • Seal off the lower ends of the sedimentation tubes in the Bunsen flame.

  • Both by sedimentation and by subsidence the trough had now become a belt of weakness in the crust of the earth.

  • The mountain range can only arise where the geosyncline is deeply filled by long ages of sedimentation.

  • This change, visible to the naked eye, is called sedimentation.