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Webster 1913 Edition
Silt
Silt
(sĭlt)
, Noun.
[OE.
silte
gravel, fr. silen
to drain, E. sile
; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila
, prob. akin to AS. seón
to filter, sīgan
to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen
to strain, to filter, OHG. sīhan
, Icel. sīa
, Skr. sic
to pour; cf. Gr. ἰκμάσ
moisture. Cf. Sig
, Sile
.] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Silt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Silted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Silting
.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
Silt
,Verb.
I.
To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Silt
SILT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
silt
silt
See also: šilt
English
Noun
silt (countable and uncountable, plural silts)
- Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
- Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
- (geology) A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
Translations
fine earth deposited by water
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See also
Verb
silt (third-person singular simple present silts, present participle silting, simple past and past participle silted)
- (transitive) To clog or fill with silt.
- (intransitive) To become clogged with silt.
- (transitive) To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Translations
to flow through crevices; to percolate