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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating;
[syn: deposit, sedimentation, alluviation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sedimentation \Sed`i*men*ta"tion\, n. The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are formed. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sedimentation n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: deposit, sedimentation, alluviation]