alluvial

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin alluvius (alluvial), from alluviō (an overflowing, inundation), from alluō (wash against). Analyzable as alluvium +‎ -ial.

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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.

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alluvial (countable and uncountable, plural alluvials)

  1. (countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
  2. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

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  • (deposition of sediment): The noun is normally used in the plural by engineers who recover valuable minerals from these layers.
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French

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alluvial (feminine alluviale, masculine plural alluviaux, feminine plural alluviales)

  1. alluvial

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German

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alluvial (strong nominative masculine singular alluvialer, not comparable)

  1. alluvial

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