Question

What is meant by sedimentation?​

Answer 1

Sedimentation is the process of allowing particles in suspension in water to settle out of the suspension under the effect of gravity.

Answer 2

• the action or process of forming or depositing sediment

• Sedimentation is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained and come to rest against a barrier. Settling is the falling of suspended particles through the liquid, whereas sedimentation is the termination of the settling process