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What (who) is settled sediment - definition

ENGLISH LAWS CONCERNING FAMILY PROPERTY
Settled land; Settled land acts; Settled Land Act 1925; Settled Land Act 1882; Settled Land Act; Settled Land Acts 1882 to 1890

Sediment         
  • [[Holocene]] [[eolianite]] and a carbonate beach on [[Long Island, Bahamas]]
  • Glacial sediments from Montana
  • Glacial transport of boulders. These boulders will be deposited as the glacier retreats.
  • [[Hjulström curve]]: the velocities of currents required for erosion, transportation, and deposition (sedimentation) of sediment particles of different sizes}}
  • Modern asymmetric ripples developed in sand on the floor of the Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia. Flow direction is from right to left.
  • Comparison chart for evaluating roundness of sediment grains
  • rounding]] (horizontal).
  • Sediment in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]
  • Sediment off the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]
  • River discharging sediment into the ocean}}
  • Sinuous-crested dunes exposed at low tide in the Cornwallis River near Wolfville, Nova Scotia
  • Sediment builds up on human-made breakwaters because they reduce the speed of water flow, so the stream cannot carry as much sediment load.
PARTICULATE MATTER THAT IS DEPOSITED ON THE SURFACE OF LAND
Sediments; Detrital sediment; Sea Sediment; Sedements; Sedimented; Sedimentary soil; Sedimentary layer; Lake sediment; Fluviatile sediment; Sediment (geology)
·noun The material of which sedimentary rocks are formed.
II. Sediment ·noun The matter which subsides to the bottom, frrom water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.
sediment         
  • [[Holocene]] [[eolianite]] and a carbonate beach on [[Long Island, Bahamas]]
  • Glacial sediments from Montana
  • Glacial transport of boulders. These boulders will be deposited as the glacier retreats.
  • [[Hjulström curve]]: the velocities of currents required for erosion, transportation, and deposition (sedimentation) of sediment particles of different sizes}}
  • Modern asymmetric ripples developed in sand on the floor of the Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia. Flow direction is from right to left.
  • Comparison chart for evaluating roundness of sediment grains
  • rounding]] (horizontal).
  • Sediment in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]
  • Sediment off the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]
  • River discharging sediment into the ocean}}
  • Sinuous-crested dunes exposed at low tide in the Cornwallis River near Wolfville, Nova Scotia
  • Sediment builds up on human-made breakwaters because they reduce the speed of water flow, so the stream cannot carry as much sediment load.
PARTICULATE MATTER THAT IS DEPOSITED ON THE SURFACE OF LAND
Sediments; Detrital sediment; Sea Sediment; Sedements; Sedimented; Sedimentary soil; Sedimentary layer; Lake sediment; Fluviatile sediment; Sediment (geology)
¦ noun
1. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
2. Geology particulate matter carried by water or wind and deposited on the land surface or seabed.
¦ verb settle or deposit as sediment.
Derivatives
sedimentation noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. sediment or L. sedimentum 'settling'.
sediment         
  • [[Holocene]] [[eolianite]] and a carbonate beach on [[Long Island, Bahamas]]
  • Glacial sediments from Montana
  • Glacial transport of boulders. These boulders will be deposited as the glacier retreats.
  • [[Hjulström curve]]: the velocities of currents required for erosion, transportation, and deposition (sedimentation) of sediment particles of different sizes}}
  • Modern asymmetric ripples developed in sand on the floor of the Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia. Flow direction is from right to left.
  • Comparison chart for evaluating roundness of sediment grains
  • rounding]] (horizontal).
  • Sediment in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]
  • Sediment off the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]
  • River discharging sediment into the ocean}}
  • Sinuous-crested dunes exposed at low tide in the Cornwallis River near Wolfville, Nova Scotia
  • Sediment builds up on human-made breakwaters because they reduce the speed of water flow, so the stream cannot carry as much sediment load.
PARTICULATE MATTER THAT IS DEPOSITED ON THE SURFACE OF LAND
Sediments; Detrital sediment; Sea Sediment; Sedements; Sedimented; Sedimentary soil; Sedimentary layer; Lake sediment; Fluviatile sediment; Sediment (geology)
(sediments)
Sediment is solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind.
Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
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Wikipedia

Settled Land Acts

The Settled Land Acts were a series of English land law enactments concerning the limits of creating a settlement, a conveyancing device used by a property owner who wants to ensure that provision of future generations of his family.