sediment

solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially in lakes and rivers or seas and oceans

sedimento

• sediment builds up

Collocations river sediment · marine sediment

• Over time, sediment builds up at the bottom of lakes and rivers.

  Con el tiempo, el sedimento se acumula en el fondo de los lagos y ríos.

a layer of paint that has dried and become hard on the surface of a painting or other artwork

sedimento (de pintura)

• remove sediment from

Collocations paint sediment · artwork sediment

• The conservator carefully removed the old paint sediment.

  El conservador retiró cuidadosamente el sedimento antiguo de la pintura.