sedimentation
nounEtymology From sediment + -ation.
1
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.
- Derived terms
- biosedimentation, cosedimentation, desedimentation, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, paleosedimentation, resedimentation, sedimentational, sedimentation constant, sedimentation rate, sedimentation time, sedimentator, ultrasedimentation, Zeleny sedimentation value