alluvial

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

alluvium

flooded

overburden

transported soil

atteration

alluvial land

aggrading

alluvial soil

fluvisol

Translations

alluvionale

aluvial

alluvial

alluviale

al·luvial

προσχωματικός

de aluvión

λασπώδης

aluvial

alüvyonlu

alluviaal

dépôt alluvial

alluvionnaire

angeschwemmt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈluː.vi.əl/

Etymology

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