sedimentation vs lode

sedimentation and lode both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sedimentation	Yes	No	No	No
lode	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lode is a hyponym of sedimentation; that is, lode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sedimentation:

sedimentation: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
lode: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

Other hyponyms of sedimentation include load.

sedimentation (noun)	lode (noun)
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks