sedimento — meaning in English

English meaning

• pellet noun A small, hard, compressed lump of material.
• sediment noun Solid particles, such as sand or silt, that settle at the bottom of a liquid or body of water.
• silt noun Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
• sludge noun Thick, soft, semi-liquid mud, waste, or sediment.

Senses

sedimento is used for these senses in English:

• pellet A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
• sediment A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
• silt (uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

pellet — full definition

1. noun A small, hard, compressed lump of material.
2. noun A small lead ball fired from an air gun.
3. verb To shape material into small, compact lumps.

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