Alluvial

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or found in alluvium.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or composed of alluvium: as, alluvial deposits; alluvial soil.
  • A term applied to the most recent or postglacial deposits, which follow the diluvial deposits.
  • noun. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia and New Zealand, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
  • adjective. 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.
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  • adjective. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
  • noun. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
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  • adjective. of or relating to alluvium
    • Word Usage
    "Diamonds occur in alluvial lands mostly open and comparatively level, as in India, the Brazil and the Cape."
    cross-reference
    alluvial cone  alluvial fan  alluvial formations  deltaic  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fluvial  pluvial  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arable  argillaceous  auriferous  basaltic  calcareous  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fluvial  
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