Definition of alluvium Alluvium
/æˌluˈviʌm/ - [atluveeum] - al•lu•vi•um
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What does alluvium mean?
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| alluvium - clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||
| alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvion | ||
| sediment, deposit matter that has been deposited by some natural process | ||
| delta the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
| placer an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alluvium (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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alluvium
al-lū′vi-um, n. the mass of water-borne matter deposited by rivers on lower lands:—pl. Allū′via.—adj. Allū′vial. [L.—alluĕre, to wash to or on—ad, and luĕre = lavāre, to wash.]
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