alluvial

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.

Noun

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

Concetti

alluvionale

alluviale

deposito alluvionale

sinonimi

alluvium

flooded

overburden

transported soil

atteration

alluvial land

aggrading

alluvial soil

fluvisol

Traduzioni

aluvial

alluvial

al·luvial

προσχωματικός

de aluvión

λασπώδης

aluvial

alüvyonlu

alluviaal

dépôt alluvial

alluvions aurifères

adluvius

aangeslibd

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈluː.vi.əl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.