alluvial

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin alluvius (“‘alluvial’”), from alluviō (“‘an overflowing, inundation’”), from alluō (“‘wash against’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /əˈluː.vi.əl/

[edit] Adjective

alluvial (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
   • 1992, Anna K. Behrensmeyer & Robert W. Hook, "Paleoenvironmental Contexts and Taphonomic Modes" in, Terrestrial Ecosystems through Time, page 35.

     Soils are a prominent feature of floodplain environments, and we include them in this section because most of the available information on ancient soils pertains to alluvial examples, aside from those in Quaternary-Recent time.

[edit] Synonyms

• fluvial

[edit] Derived terms

• alluvial fan
• alluvial plain

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[edit] Noun

alluvial (plural alluvials)

1. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.

[edit] Usage notes

• The noun is normally used in the plural by engineers who recover valuable minerals from these layers.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• alluvium

[edit] See also

• deltaic