Look up: aggradation

1. Aggradation
   The geologic process by which various parts of the surface of the earth are raised in ELEVATION or built up by the deposition of material transported by water or wind.
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2. aggradation
   a) generally, the building up of land surfaces by deposition; b) more particularly, the filling up of the bed of a watercourse by deposition of detritus, in contrast to its scouring by abrasion Category: The cosmos • accumulation of sediment in a channel Category: The cosmos &bull...
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3. Aggradation
   Aggradation is the term used in geology for the increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment. Aggradation occurs in areas in which the supply of sediment is greater than the amount of material that the system is able to transport. The mass balance between sediment being transported ...
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4. Aggradation
   Readjustment of the stream profile where the stream channel is raised by the deposition of bed load.
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