alluvium
n. mud or sand deposited by flowing water, sediments deposited by a river or flowing waters | ||||
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Alluvium Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alluvium
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| 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 |
alluvium
alluvium
\al*lu"vi*um\ (&?;), n.; pl. e. alluviums, l. 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.
alluvium
\al*lu"vi*um\ (&?;), n.; pl. e. alluviums, l. 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.
Alluvium Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
alluvius
ADJ
alluvial| from river overflow/deposit
ADJ
alluvial| from river overflow/deposit
Alluvium Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
ALLUVIUM
A general term for deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain. In lakes, alluvium is the sediments, or detrital matter carried by inflowing streams and deposited on lake bottoms. Also see Alluvion.
A general term for deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain. In lakes, alluvium is the sediments, or detrital matter carried by inflowing streams and deposited on lake bottoms. Also see Alluvion.
Alluvium Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Alluvium
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Alluvium Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Soil Glossary - Mani |
Alluvium
A sediment deposited by streams and varying widely in particle size. The stones and boulders when present are round or sub-rounded. Some of the most fertile soils are derived from alluvium of medium or fine texture.
A sediment deposited by streams and varying widely in particle size. The stones and boulders when present are round or sub-rounded. Some of the most fertile soils are derived from alluvium of medium or fine texture.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Alluvium
: A sediment deposited by streams and varying widely in particle size. The stones and boulders when present are round or sub-rounded. Some of the most fertile soils are derived from alluvium of medium or fine texture.
: A sediment deposited by streams and varying widely in particle size. The stones and boulders when present are round or sub-rounded. Some of the most fertile soils are derived from alluvium of medium or fine texture.
alluvium
—A deposit of sand, mud, etc. formed by flowing water.
| Glossary of water terms |
alluvium
deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain.
deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Alluvium
Sediment that originates from a stream.
Sediment that originates from a stream.
Alluvium 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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