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
- : 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.
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