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单词 sedimentation
释义
sedimentation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsed.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsed.ə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
geologyspecialized
anaturalprocessin whichrockisformedfromsmallpiecesofsand,stone, etc. that have beenleftbywater,ice, orwind:
沉积（作用）
Theprocessof sedimentationhelpstoexplaintheoriginoffossils.沉积作用可以帮助解释化石的起源。
sciencespecialized
aprocessin whichsmallpiecesof asolidmaterialfallto thebottomof aliquidandformalayer:
沉淀，沉积
Thesedregsat thebottomof thebottleareformedby aprocessof sedimentation.瓶底的渣滓是通过沉淀作用产生的。
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More examples
  • But sedimentation anddecliningwaterqualitythreatentoturnit into astagnantmarshin amatterofdecades.
  • In thedeepsea, theaveragerateof sedimentation is acentimeterpermillennium.
  • Thegroupis alsoconcernedthat sedimentation fromloggingactivitywill beharmfulto thewater.
  • Elevated sedimentationratesindicatethepresenceofinflammation.
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(Definition ofsedimentationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsedimentation

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The roles of sea level and tectonics in controllingsedimentationand facies architecture are recurrent themes.
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Sedimentationof the coal-bearing succession was controlled by both autogenic and allogenic factors.
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Hardgrounds overlain by metalliferous oxides locally record a hiatus insedimentation, possibly on a tilted platform.
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We present a model ofsedimentationin a subsiding fluvio-deltaic basin with steady sediment supply and unsteady base level.
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Such a construction would have impeded the natural, southerly flow of water and thus protected the residential area to the south from flooding andsedimentation.
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Therefore, a lesser uncertainty relates to possible variations insedimentationrate.
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They represent deposition from suspension and from weak traction currents andsedimentationtaking place in separate increments, representing individual flood events.
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Clasticsedimentationceased, most likely in response to a major transgression.
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The abundance of conodont elements also shows significant variation in similar chert lithologies, probably indicating fluctuations insedimentationrate at particular stratigraphical intervals.
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After stopping treatment, the patient'ssedimentationrate and symptoms should be monitored for at least six months to a year in case of relapse.
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The top layers of each cycle represent periods of equilibriumsedimentation(neither net erosion nor deposition).
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For instance, as a result of recovery and geological processes (erosion andsedimentation) open-air camps in the latter area are probably heavily underrepresented.
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This exacerbates erosion andsedimentationover time and contributes to further reductions in the lowland yield, the wage, and incomes.
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Immediately after beadsedimentationand every hour, the percentage of haemocytes containing beads was recorded.
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The nextsedimentationcycle starts with development of new creeks and gullies.
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