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Definition of Alluviation

1. Noun. The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating.

Definition of Alluviation

1. Noun. The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river ¹

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Literary usage of Alluviation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Description of a New Species of Sea Snake from the Philippine Islands: With by John Van Denburgh, Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1908)
"The denudation and excavation of the older groups prior to alluviation is interesting, ... alluviation and terracing have doubtless been synchronous. ..."

2. Geology of Cincinnati and Vicinity by Nevin Melancthon Fenneman, Geological Survey of Ohio (1916)
"alluviation.—The constructional work involved in meandering consists ... alluviation also includes the deposition of material from suspension in flood ..."

3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"existed during the epicycle of alluviation. The contrary view involves the improbable assumption that the present valley gradients have resulted from ..."

4. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1904)
"Flood-plains due to alluviation only.—Exceptionally, an alluvial plain is ... Flood plains developed wholly by alluviation are sometimes formed under ..."

5. Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains by Clarence Edward Dutton, Grove Karl Gilbert (1880)
"Opposed to this tendency there are others which lead to THE INSTABILITY OF DIVIDES, and which will now be considered. - Ponding, Planation, and alluviation. ..."

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