alluvium
11alluvium — ► NOUN ▪ a fertile deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by river flood water. DERIVATIVES alluvial adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from luere to wash …
12alluvium — [ə lo͞o′vē əm, alo͞o′vē əm] n. pl. alluviums or alluvia [ə lo͞o′vē ə] [L, neut. of alluvius: see ALLUVION] sand, clay, silt, etc. gradually deposited by moving water, as along a river bed or the shore of a lake SYN. WASH …
13Alluvium — Al|lu|vi|um 〈[ vi ] n.; s; unz.; veraltet〉 = Holozän [zu lat. alluvere „anspülen“] * * * Al|lu|vi|um, das; s [lat. alluvium = Anschwemmung]: älter für ↑ Holozän. * * * Alluvium [lateinisch alluvio »angeschwemmtes …
14alluvium — UK [əˈluːvɪəm] / US [əˈluvɪəm] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms alluvium : singular alluvium plural alluviums science soil containing earth and sand left by rivers or floods …
15Alluvium — aliuvis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upių sąnašos, dengiančios ir sudarančios upių salpas, terasas, deltas. atitikmenys: angl. alluvion; alluvium vok. Alluvium, n; Anschwemmung, f rus. aллювий, m; отложения …
16alluvium — aliuvis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upių sąnašos, dengiančios ir sudarančios upių salpas, terasas, deltas. atitikmenys: angl. alluvion; alluvium vok. Alluvium, n; Anschwemmung, f rus. aллювий, m; отложения …
17Alluvium — System Serie Stufe ≈ Alter (mya) Quartär Holozän Holozän 0,0117–0 Pleistozän Oberes Pleistozän 0,126–0,0117 …
18alluvium — /euh looh vee euhm/, n., pl. alluviums, alluvia / vee euh/. 1. a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. 2. the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers. [1655 65; < L, n. use of neut …
19Alluvium — Al|lu|vi|um das; s <aus lat. alluvium »das Anspülen, die Anschwemmung«> (veraltet) svw. ↑Holozän …
20alluvium — Unconsolidated, clastic material subaerially deposited by running water, including gravel, sand, silt, clay, and various mixtures of these. Compare: colluvium, slope alluvium. HP …
