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    silt
    /sɪlt/

    noun

    • 1. fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour.

    verb

    • 1. become filled or blocked with silt: "the river's mouth had silted up"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSILT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    sand or earth that has been carried along by flowing water and then left esp. at a bend in a river or at a river’s opening. (Definition of silt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of silt. silt.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › siltSilt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Silt is loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter, or a deposit of such material. It can also be a verb meaning to choke or obstruct with silt or mud.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SiltSilt - Wikipedia

    Silt is detritus (fragments of weathered and eroded rock) with properties intermediate between sand and clay. A more precise definition of silt used by geologists is that it is detrital particles with sizes between 1/256 and 1/16 mm (about 4 to 63 microns). [2]

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › siltSILT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    A sedimentary material consisting of grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0039 to 0.0625 mm. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySILT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SILT meaning: 1. sand or soil that is carried along by flowing water and then dropped, especially at a bend in a…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSILT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river. Learn more about its synonyms, word origin, examples, and usage in different languages.

  8. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › siltSilt - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · Silt is a type of sediment that is smaller than sand but larger than clay. It is formed by erosion of rock by water, ice, or wind and can affect landscapes, ecosystems, and agriculture.