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Sedimentation vs Settling - What's the difference?

sedimentation | settling |

As nouns the difference between settling and sedimentation

is that settling is the act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc while sedimentation is the separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.

As a verb settling

is present participle of lang=en.

sedimentation

English

Noun

(wikipedia sedimentation) (en noun)
  • The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid

    • Derived terms

    *sedimentation constant *sedimentation rate

    settling

    English

    Verb

    (wikipedia settling) (head)

    • Derived terms

    * settling basin * settling tank

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
  • (usually plural) Dregs; sediment.

    • Anagrams

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