sedimentation

Questions about sedimentation

What does sedimentation mean?

sedimentation means "the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating".

How many syllables are in sedimentation?

sedimentation has 5 syllables: sed-i-men-ta-tion. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˌsɛdəmənˈteɪʃən/.

What is another word for sedimentation?

Close synonyms include deposit, alluviation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sedimentation a common word?

sedimentation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sedimentation?

89 words rhyme with sedimentation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.