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How do you use Siltation in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Siltation in a sentence

Siltation meaning

The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water.

Using Siltation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water.
  • In the example corpus, siltation often appears in combinations such as: and siltation.

Context around Siltation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

changing 1× causing 1×

Often after:

patterns 1× high 1× pollution 1× results 1×

Sentence patterns with Siltation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

changing siltation patterns may 1× deforestation causing siltation pollution changes 1× erosion and siltation 1× on de siltation of the 1× such as siltation high water 1× the siltation of the 1× there is siltation 1× this siltation results in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to paatil 1× changing siltation patterns 1× mortality of salmon 1× the latter species 1× the siltation of 1× these were constructed 1×

Common sentence endings:

erosion and siltation 1× flat salty plain 1× in river flow 1× of its purpose 1× propulsion of riverboats 1× techno economically viable 1×

Words around Siltation

Just before it in the word index:

silt 150 silsilah 2 silseth 6 silsden 17 silsby 3 silsbee 7

Just after it in the word index:

silted 15 silting 15 siltronic 3 silts 9 siltstone 3 silty 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aardwolf 12 aargau 12 abacos 12 abcon 12 abdelhamid 12 abdeslam 12

Corpus analysis for Siltation

  • In this selection, "siltation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, changing, causing, patterns, high and pollution stand out and add context to how "siltation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include changing siltation patterns may and deforestation causing siltation pollution changes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "siltation" sits close to words such as aardwolf, aargau and abacos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with siltation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He said: “What we are saying is, in all these places there is siltation. (14 words)

This siltation results in discoloration of rivers to a dark red brown color and leads to fish kills. (18 words)

However, with the water flow getting restricted due to the invasion of weeds and siltation, it soon ran out of its purpose. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Mortality of salmon in the early life stages is usually high due to natural predation and human-induced changes in habitat, such as siltation, high water temperatures, low oxygen concentration, loss of stream cover, and reductions in river flow. (39 words)

According to Paatil, as far as the Chief Minister’s concern on de-siltation of the two Maithon and Panchet, preliminary studies have indicated that this may not be techno-economically viable. (32 words)

The siltation of the river delta forced the town further away from water; In the 14th century, however, Ibn Battutah described Abadan just as a small port in a flat salty plain. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

He said: “What we are saying is, in all these places there is siltation.

However, with the water flow getting restricted due to the invasion of weeds and siltation, it soon ran out of its purpose.

According to Paatil, as far as the Chief Minister’s concern on de-siltation of the two Maithon and Panchet, preliminary studies have indicated that this may not be techno-economically viable.

Changing siltation patterns may cause the sudden appearance of shoal waters, and often floating or sunken logs and trees (called snags) can endanger the hulls and propulsion of riverboats.

Mortality of salmon in the early life stages is usually high due to natural predation and human-induced changes in habitat, such as siltation, high water temperatures, low oxygen concentration, loss of stream cover, and reductions in river flow.

The latter species is threatened by deforestation (causing siltation ), pollution, changes in water level and the numerous fish species that have been introduced to the lake.

These were constructed using relatively simple excavation tools, without the benefit of advanced engineering technologies, and achieved drops of a few feet per mile, balancing erosion and siltation.

The siltation of the river delta forced the town further away from water; In the 14th century, however, Ibn Battutah described Abadan just as a small port in a flat salty plain.

This siltation results in discoloration of rivers to a dark red brown color and leads to fish kills.

Common combinations with siltation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "siltation" in a sentence?
An example: "He said: “What we are saying is, in all these places there is siltation." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "siltation" from authentic English texts.
What does "siltation" mean?
Siltation means: The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water.
How many example sentences with "siltation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "siltation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.