colluvium
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Colluvium — is the name for loose bodies of sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low grade slope or against a barrier on that slope, transported by gravity. The deposits that collect at the foot of a steep slope or cliff are also… … Wikipedia
Colluvium — Colluvium, Geologie: Kolluvium … Universal-Lexikon
colluvium — [kə lo͞o′vē əm] n. pl. colluvia [kə lo͞o′vēə] or colluviums [ML, altered < L colluvies, dregs, sweepings < colluere, to wash out < col , var. of com ,COM + luere, var. of lavare, to LAVE1] rock fragments, sand, etc. that accumulate on… … English World dictionary
Colluvium filled bedrock hollow — Colluvium filled bedrock hollows are the cause of many shallow earth landslides in steep mountainous terrain. They can form as a U or a V shaped trough as local bedrock variations reveal areas in the bedrock which are more prone to weathering… … Wikipedia
colluvium — noun (plural colluvia or viums) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, offscourings, alteration of Latin colluvies, from colluere to wash, from com + lavere to wash more at lye Date: circa 1936 rock detritus and soil accumulated at the foot… … New Collegiate Dictionary
colluvium — colluvial, adj. /keuh looh vee euhm/, n., pl. colluvia / vee euh/, colluviums. Geol. loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved … Universalium
colluvium — Unconsolidated, unsorted earth material being transported or deposited on side slopes and/or at the base of slopes by mass movement (e.g., direct gravitational action) and by local, unconcentrated runoff. Compare: alluvium, slope alluvium,… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
colluvium — col·lu·vi·um … English syllables
colluvium — col•lu•vi•um [[t]kəˈlu vi əm[/t]] n. pl. vi•a [[t] vi ə[/t]] vi•ums gel loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a slope; talus • Etymology: 1935–40; < L colluv , base of colluere to rinse, wash out < lavere to wash; cf.… … From formal English to slang
colluvium — /kɒˈluviəm/ (say ko loohveeuhm) noun loose and incoherent deposits, usually at the foot of a slope or cliff line and brought by gravity. {Latin, from colluere wash thoroughly} –colluvial, adjective …
