sediment vs alluvium
alluvium vs sedimentsediment and alluvium both are nouns.
sediment is a verb but alluvium is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sediment | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| alluvium | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
alluvium is a hyponym of
sediment; that is, alluvium is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sediment:
- sediment: matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- alluvium: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Other hyponyms of sediment include
alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, dregs, settlings, lees, lick, salt lick, evaporite.
| sediment (noun) | alluvium (noun) |
|---|---|
| matter that has been deposited by some natural process | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |
| sediment (verb) | alluvium (verb) |
|---|---|
| settle as sediment | |
| deposit as a sediment |
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