Definition of "silt"
- noun
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Material with similar physical characteristics, whatever its origins or transport.
A particle from 3.9 to 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- verb
To clog or fill with silt.
To become clogged with silt.
To flow through crevices; to percolate.
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