Meaning of "silt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SILT

Of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian, Danish sylt salt marsh; related to Old High German sulza salt marsh.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SILT

silt  [sɪlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILT

Silt is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb silt in English.

WHAT DOES SILT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Silt

Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as suspended sediment in a surface water body. It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body. Silt has a moderate specific area with a typically non-sticky, plastic feel. Silt usually has a floury feel when dry, and a slippery feel when wet. Silt can be visually observed with a hand lens. Silt deposits around house and car in New Orleans, left by flooding from a breach in the London Avenue Canal.

Definition of silt in the English dictionary

The definition of silt in the dictionary is a fine deposit of mud, clay, etc, esp one in a river or lake. Other definition of silt is to fill or become filled with silt; choke.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SILT

PRESENT

Present

I silt

you silt

he/she/it silts

we silt

you silt

they silt

Present continuous

I am silting

you are silting

he/she/it is silting

we are silting

you are silting

they are silting

Present perfect

I have silted

you have silted

he/she/it has silted

we have silted

you have silted

they have silted

Present perfect continuous

I have been silting

you have been silting

he/she/it has been silting

we have been silting

you have been silting

they have been silting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I silted

you silted

he/she/it silted

we silted

you silted

they silted

Past continuous

I was silting

you were silting

he/she/it was silting

we were silting

you were silting

they were silting

Past perfect

I had silted

you had silted

he/she/it had silted

we had silted

you had silted

they had silted

Past perfect continuous

I had been silting

you had been silting

he/she/it had been silting

we had been silting

you had been silting

they had been silting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will silt

you will silt

he/she/it will silt

we will silt

you will silt

they will silt

Future continuous

I will be silting

you will be silting

he/she/it will be silting

we will be silting

you will be silting

they will be silting

Future perfect

I will have silted

you will have silted

he/she/it will have silted

we will have silted

you will have silted

they will have silted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been silting

you will have been silting

he/she/it will have been silting

we will have been silting

you will have been silting

they will have been silting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would silt

you would silt

he/she/it would silt

we would silt

you would silt

they would silt

Conditional continuous

I would be silting

you would be silting

he/she/it would be silting

we would be silting

you would be silting

they would be silting

Conditional perfect

I would have silt

you would have silt

he/she/it would have silt

we would have silt

you would have silt

they would have silt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been silting

you would have been silting

he/she/it would have been silting

we would have been silting

you would have been silting

they would have been silting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you silt
we let´s silt
you silt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to silt

Past participle

silted

Present Participle

silting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SILT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «silt» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of silt

alluvium · deposit · ooze · residue · sediment · sludge

TRANSLATION OF SILT

Find out the translation of silt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of silt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 泥沙
• Translator English - Spanish: sedimento
• English: silt
• Translator English - Hindi: गाद
• Translator English - Arabic: الطمي
• Translator English - Russian: ил
• Translator English - Portuguese: sedimento
• Translator English - Bengali: পলি
• Translator English - French: limon
• Translator English - Malay: Lumpur
• Translator English - German: Schlick
• Translator English - Japanese: 沈泥
• Translator English - Korean: 침적토
• Translator English - Javanese: Silt
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phù sa
• Translator English - Tamil: வண்டல்
• Translator English - Marathi: गाळान
• Translator English - Turkish: alüvyon
• Translator English - Italian: limo
• Translator English - Polish: muł
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ил
• Translator English - Romanian: nămol
• Translator English - Greek: λάσπης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slik
• Translator English - Swedish: silt
• Translator English - Norwegian: silt

2 QUOTES WITH «SILT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word silt.

1

John Joly

The sediments of the past are many miles in collective thickness: yet the feeble silt of the rivers built them all from base to summit.

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Tom Morello

Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to find out what's really there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILT»

Discover the use of silt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in ...

Challenging the conventional wisdom conveyed by Western environmental historians about China, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi from ...

Robert Marks, 1998

Silt Road: The Story of a Lost River

Captivated by the fate of this forgotten stream Charles Rangeley-Wilson sets out one winter's day to uncover its story.

Charles Rangeley-Wilson, 2013

Special Procedures for Testing Soil and Rock for Engineering ...

distinct, due to adhering silt, the silt content is more than 5 per cent. As a check, silt can be identified in a washing test by mixing a pinch of soil in an evaporating dish with just enough water to cover the soil about i in. deep. A slight discoloration ...

‎1970

Clay Materials Used in Construction

Different size classifications for clay, silt and sand Maximum particle size (mm) Using the grain size categories specified, Wentworth ( 1 922) proposed the following classification: sandy silt silt > sand > 10%; others < 10% silt silt >80% clayey ...

George M. Reeves, Ian Sims, J. C. Cripps, 2006

Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

Department of Geotechnical Engineering, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway ABSTRACT: This paper describes the geological origin of the Halsen silt deposit located in Stj0rdal, some 35km ...

T. S. Tan, 2003

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Site I (irrigated 25 years) Lasmore stony silt loam S82/172 345 An 0-13 cm Dark greyish brown (10YR 4/2) slightly stony silt loam; friable; moderately developed medium and fine crumb structure; abundant roots; indistinct boundary, Aia 13-23  ...

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Aggregates: Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock Aggregates for ...

... a 75 urn sieve. In practice, however, the nature of the minus 75 urn material, if any, can have a considerable influence upon the properties of concrete. The relative proportions of clay-sized (minus 2um) and silt-sized (2-75 um) particles are ...

Mick R. Smith, L. Collis, P. G. Fookes, 2001

Laboratory Shear Strength of Soil: A Symposium Sponsored by ...

Two in situ techniques, the Quasi-Static Cone Penetration Test and the Borehole Shear Test, and laboratory CIU triaxial compression tests were used to determine the drained shear strength parameters ( c and 0 ) of silt and varved silt soils.

Raymond N. Yong, 1981

The silt load of Texas streams

to arrive at the mean percentage of silt in the verticals. This factor- was determined from the average ratio of the percentage of silt in surface samples to the mean percentages of silt in many verticals. The average ratio in 134 verticals was ...

Orville Alva Faris, 1933

Soil survey

Index to Map Units 1A — Aloha silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes 14 1B— Aloha silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes 14 2— Aloha Variant silt loam 15 3E— Alstony gravelly loam, 30 to 60 percent north slopes 15 3F— Alstony gravelly loam, 60 to 90 ...

United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1923

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silt is used in the context of the following news items.

Red River official: up to $3.5M to clear silt from floods

SHREVEPORT — An official says the Red River Waterway Commission may have to pay up to $3.5 million to clear silt deposited by this year's floods. «Minden Press-Herald, Jul 15»

Panel wants time to check amount of silt removed

It then ascertained how they would gather information with regards to silt removed and work done. As per the tender conditions, a total of 12 essential documents ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Port Huron canal used by boats, kayaks is closed due to silt

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A canal in Port Huron that's used by boats and kayaks is closed due to silt from recent winds and storms. City Manager James ... «Marquette Mining Journal, Jun 15»

Nobody will be prosecuted over silt spill

The police say that nobody will be prosecuted after silt was spilled on the streets of Peel. As we reported silt from Peel harbour was spilled from a lorry on its way ... «Isle of Man Today, Apr 15»

Minister on defensive over silt

But a trial disposal of 4,000 tonnes of silt at sea last summer had shown it would be damaging to the marine environment as it was contaminated with heavy ... «Isle of Man Today, Apr 15»

Where's the water in Waterplace Park? At low tide, it's just a bunch of …

The last time dredging occurred was back in 1998, and since then there has been so much build-up of sand and silt that large sand islands appear twice per day ... «The Providence Journal, Apr 15»

Dredged harbour silt spilled on road

Reader Trevor Cowin sent us these pictures of the silt, taken this morning, which had fallen off a lorry outside his house and the Highwayman pub on the way to ... «Isle of Man Today, Apr 15»

Plan to dump silt creates a stink

The DoI, working in partnership with the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, says disposing of the silt on land provided a safer and more ... «Isle of Man Today, Apr 15»

One dead in I-70 rollover early Sunday

A 24-year-old Silt resident, David Greenawald, was killed early Sunday when he was ejected during a one-car rollover accident on westbound Interstate 70 near ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Mar 15»

Silt marijuana fight grows more heated

High Q owner Renee Grossman and director of operations Clint Larsen inform the crowd at Monday's Silt Town Council meeting of their intentions for the grow ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jan 15»