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kerrostuma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deposition noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  • layer noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  • ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
  • sediment noun Solid particles, such as sand or silt, that settle at the bottom of a liquid or body of water.
  • stratum noun One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

Senses

kerrostuma is used for these senses in English:

  • deposition The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
  • layer A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
  • ledge A layer or stratum.
  • sediment A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
  • stratum (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.

deposition — full definition

  1. noun The formal removal of someone from a position of power or office.
  2. noun A formal, sworn statement of testimony given outside a courtroom, usually during legal proceedings.
  3. noun The natural process by which material such as sediment, snow, or frost settles or builds up somewhere.

layer — full definition

  1. noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  2. noun A hen kept specifically for producing eggs.
  3. verb To arrange something in layers.

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