Skip to content

sedimento

sediment

noun seh-dee-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin sedimentum, from sedere (to settle, to sit).

Also means

deposit

Usage Note

Sedimento refers to material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, used in geology, winemaking, and chemistry. The related verb is sedimentar and the adjective sedimentario (roca sedimentaria = sedimentary rock). In everyday speech it appears in contexts like wine (el vino tiene sedimento).

Examples

"El río dejó sedimento en el fondo del embalse."

Natural Translation

The river left sediment at the bottom of the reservoir.

Explore Spanish by topic