silt

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sɪlt/

uncountable broadly countable

Japanese Meaning

水や湖、河川で運ばれ、沈殿した細かな土や泥の堆積物 / 同様の物理的性質を持つ、起源や運搬手段に関わらず細かい堆積物

After the storm, the riverbank was covered with a thick layer of silt that smelled of fresh algae.

嵐の後、川岸は藻の新鮮な匂いがする厚い細かな泥の層に覆われていた。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

Sense（2）

(uncountable, by extension) Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.

Sense（3）

(countable, geology) A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

silts

（ plural ）