Lexic.us

Definition of Silt

1. Verb. Become chocked with silt. "The river silted up"

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

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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