Silt vs Sandy - What's the difference?
silt | sandy |
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
To clog or fill with silt.
To become clogged with silt.
To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Covered with sand.
Sprinkled with sand.
Like sand, especially in texture.
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Having the colour of sand.