Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sedimentation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sedimentation \Sed`i*men*ta"tion\, n.
The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the
deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are
formed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sedimentation
n : the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {deposit},
{alluviation}]
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