Category:Sediment

Sed"i*ment, n. Etym: [f. sédiment, l. sedimentum a settling, fr. Sedere to sit, to settle. See sit.]

1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other Liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.

2. (geol.)

Defn: the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.