Definition of Alluvial

1. Adjective. Of or relating to alluvium.

Partainyms: Alluvium
Derivative terms: Alluvium

Definition of Alluvial

1. a. 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.

2. n. Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Definition of Alluvial

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream. ¹

2. Noun. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alluvial

1. soil composed of alluvium [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alluvial

1. Relating to something in streams and rivers or created/deposited by stream action. Describes materials deposited by running water. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alluvial

allurers
allures
alluring
alluringly
alluringness
allurings
allus
allusion
allusions
allusive
allusively
allusiveness
allusivenesses
allusory
alluvia
alluvial (current term)
alluvial cone
alluvial deposit
alluvial fan
alluvial fans
alluvial plain
alluvial plains
alluvial sediment
alluvial soil
alluvials
alluviation
alluvion
alluvions
alluvious
alluvium

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