SEDIMENTATION Synonyms

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

• (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office

• the act of putting something somewhere

• the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

• sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

• the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

• the process of forming a chemical precipitate

• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

• the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

• an unexpected acceleration or hastening

• overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

• matter that remains after something has been removed

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• a gradual sinking to a lower level

• mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

• become chocked with silt

• the precipitate produced by sewage treatment

• any thick, viscous matter

• an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

• a gradual sinking to a lower level

• the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

• money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

• a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

• money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

• a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

• the act of putting something somewhere

• put, fix, force, or implant

• put into a bank account

• put (something somewhere) firmly