noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Technical term used in geology, chemistry, and environmental science for the settling of particles from a fluid. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (intransitive).
河川の沈積作用によってデルタが形成される。
Deltas are formed by the sedimentation process of rivers.
この湖では、細かい粒子が底に沈積している。
In this lake, fine particles have deposited on the bottom.