sediment

1. Matter that has been deposited by some natural process (synset 109451871)
   is a type of: matter - that which has mass and occupies space
   subtypes:

   • alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium - clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
   • dregs, settlings - sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
   • lees - the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
   • lick, salt lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
   • evaporite - the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater
   same as: deposit

1. Deposit as a sediment (synset 201992769)
   is a type of: deposit, fix, posit, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly
   verb group: sediment - settle as sediment
2. Settle as sediment (synset 201992659)
   is a type of: settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
   verb group: sediment - deposit as a sediment

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