alluvia
n. gravel or silt or other eroded material deposited by flowing water alluvium n. mud or sand deposited by flowing water, sediments deposited by a river or flowing waters | ||||
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Alluvia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alluvia
(pl. )
of Alluvium
(pl. )
of Alluvium
| WordNet 2.0 |
alluvium
Noun
1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
(synonym) alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvion
(hypernym) sediment, deposit
(hyponym) placer
(substance-meronym) alluvial soil
Noun
1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
(synonym) alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvion
(hypernym) sediment, deposit
(hyponym) placer
(substance-meronym) alluvial soil
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alluvia
alluvia
(&?;). [l., neut. of alluvius. see alluvious.] (geol.) deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas...
see also alluvium
alluvia
(&?;). [l., neut. of alluvius. see alluvious.] (geol.) deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas...
see also alluvium
Alluvia Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
alluvius
ADJ
alluvial| from river overflow/deposit
ADJ
alluvial| from river overflow/deposit
Alluvia Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary Of Geography |
Alluvia
Clay, silt, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water.
Clay, silt, gravel, or similar detrital material deposited by running water.
Alluvia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alluvium
Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against") is soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel.
Flowing water associated with glaciers may also deposit alluvium, but deposits directly from ice are not alluvium (see glacial till).
A river is continually picking up and dropping solid particles of rock and soil from its bed throughout its length. Where the river flow is fast, more particles are picked up than dropped. Where the river flow is slow, more particles are dropped than picked up. Areas where more particles are dropped are called alluvial or flood plains, and the dropped particles are called alluvium.
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