English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( UK , US ) IPA (key) : /əˈluː.vi.əl/

IPA : Audio (AU)

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alluvial (not comparable)

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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Noun [ edit ]

alluvial (plural alluvials)

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

Usage notes [ edit ]

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

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Translations [ edit ]

— see alluvium deposition of sediment

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French [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

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

Further reading [ edit ]

“alluvial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

alluvial (not comparable)

alluvial

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