Sed`i*men"tal (?), a. Sedimentary.
Sed`i*men"ta*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. sédimentaire.] Of or pertaining to
sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided.
Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous rocks, under Aqueous.
Sed`i*men*ta"tion (?), n. The act of depositing a sediment;
specifically (Geol.), the deposition of the material of which
sedimentary rocks are formed.
Se*di"tion (?), n. [OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F. sédition, fr. L.
seditio, originally, a going aside; hence, an insurrectionary
separation; pref. se-, sed-, aside + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to
go. Cf. Issue.] 1. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting
to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act;
excitement of discontent against the government, or of resistance to
lawful authority.
In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate The cockle of
rebellion, insolence, sedition.
Shak.
Noisy demagogues who had been accused of sedition.
Macaulay.