sediments

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005703",
  "term": "sediments",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Solid material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water, gravity, or ice and has come to rest on the earth's surface either above or below sea level.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sediment grains",
    "sediment",
    "sedimentary materials (geological)"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "geology",
    "direct push technology",
    "dredging",
    "sedimentary rocks",
    "sediment traps",
    "sediment-water interface",
    "sedimentation rate",
    "fluvial soils",
    "soil parent materials",
    "sediment transport",
    "sediment deposition",
    "sedimentary soils",
    "alluvial plains",
    "rock flour",
    "colluvium",
    "coastal sediments",
    "mangrove sediments",
    "sediment properties",
    "dredged materials",
    "dune sand",
    "estuarine sediments",
    "glacial deposits",
    "gravel",
    "eolian deposits",
    "lacustrine sediments",
    "marine sediments",
    "periglacial deposits",
    "pyroclastic materials",
    "quaternary deposits",
    "sand",
    "silt",
    "tertiary sediments",
    "alluvium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sedimentos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sediments/"
}