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Definition of Alluvium
1. Noun. Clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
Exact synonyms: Alluvial Deposit, Alluvial Sediment, Alluvion
Specialized synonyms: Delta, Placer
Generic synonyms: Deposit, Sediment
Terms within: Alluvial Soil
Derivative terms: Alluvial
Specialized synonyms: Delta, Placer
Generic synonyms: Deposit, Sediment
Terms within: Alluvial Soil
Derivative terms: Alluvial
Definition of Alluvium
1. n. Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.
Definition of Alluvium
1. detrital material deposited by running water [n -VIA or -VIUMS]
Medical Definition of Alluvium
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Origin: L, neut. Of alluvius. See Alluvious.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alluvium
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