Definition of Silt

1. Noun. Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake.

Generic synonyms: Dirt, Soil
Derivative terms: Silty

2. Verb. Become chocked with silt. "The river silted up"
Exact synonyms: Silt Up
Generic synonyms: Back Up, Choke, Choke Off, Clog, Clog Up, Congest, Foul

Definition of Silt

1. n. Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

2. v. t. To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.

3. v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate.

Definition of Silt

1. Noun. Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. ¹

2. Noun. Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport. ¹

3. Noun. (geology) A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To clog or fill with silt. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To become clogged with silt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silt

1. to fill with silt (a sedimentary material) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Silt

1. Particles in siliciclastic sediment that range in size from 0.0039 millimetres (very fine silt) to 0.0625 millimetres (coarse silt), according to the Udden-Wentworth scale. In field geology, a mudrock has silt in it if it feels smooth to the fingers but tastes gritty between the teeth.Silt and clay are collectively classified as mud. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silt

silours
silovik
siloviks
siloxane
siloxanes
siloxene
siloxenes
siloxy
silphia
silphion
silphions
silphium
silphiums
silsesquioxane
silsesquioxanes
silt (current term)
silt up
siltation
siltations
silted
silted up
siltier
siltiest
silting
silts
siltstone
siltstones
siltuximab
silty
silumin

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