Word · Frequency #17810
sedimentation
沉降；沉淀
核心释义
the process by which solid particles settle out of a liquid, forming a concentrated layer and leaving a clearer liquid above
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将固体颗粒悬浮液分离成浓缩浆料和上清液的过程,以浓缩固体或澄清液体。
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.
将固体颗粒悬浮液分离成浓缩浆料和上清液的过程,以浓缩固体或澄清液体。；沉淀；沉积；[化] 沉积作用; 沉降
用法In use
The process of sedimentation in rivers creates new landforms.
用法提示：名词，表示沉积作用
Sedimentation is used in water treatment plants to remove solid particles.
用法提示：名词，表示沉淀过程
Over millions of years, sedimentation formed layers of rock.
用法提示：名词，表示沉积作用
sedimentation + verb
sedimentation 作为主语，后接动词描述沉淀过程。
Sedimentation occurs when particles settle out of a liquid.
当颗粒从液体中沉降出来时，就会发生沉淀。
verb + sedimentation
sedimentation 作为动词的宾语，通常指加速、引起或减少沉淀。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sedimentation rate
- 沉淀速率
- The sedimentation rate of the particles was measured in the laboratory.在实验室测量了颗粒的沉淀速率。
- sedimentation process
- 沉淀过程
- The sedimentation process separates solids from liquids in water treatment.在水处理中，沉淀过程将固体与液体分离。
- sedimentation tank
- 沉淀池
- The wastewater flows into a sedimentation tank to remove suspended solids.废水流入沉淀池以去除悬浮固体。
- sedimentation basin
- 沉降池
- A sedimentation basin is used to clarify drinking water.沉降池用于澄清饮用水。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆开看：sediment（沉淀物）+ ation（表过程），想象泥沙沉到水底形成沉积层。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：环境工程、水处理、地质学 该词是科技或专业语境中的正式用语，通常出现在环境工程、水处理和地质学等学科文献中；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the /eɪʃən/ ending of 'sedimentation' (stressed on the /eɪ/). Be careful with lookalikes such as 'mention' (/ˈmenʃən/), 'question' (/ˈkwestʃən/), or 'sediment' (/ˈsedɪmənt/), which end in a different stressed vowel or final sound.
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