Word: sedimentation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sed
i
men
ta
tion
Definition: The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.
Morphemes:
Affix: sediment
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sedimentum
Language: la
Decoded: sedimentum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A settling, sinking down, subsidence
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns