Meaning of ALLUVIAL
| Pronunciation: | | u'looveeul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of or relating to alluvium |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Al*lu"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See {Alluvion}.]
Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium;
relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away
from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil,
mud, accumulations, deposits.
\Al*lu"vi*al\, n.
Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial
soil.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Relating to something in streams and rivers or created/deposited by stream action.
- Describes materials deposited by running water.
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