1) Alluvial deposit 2) Alluvial sediment 3) Alluvion 4) Delta sediment 5) Deposit 6) Sediment 7) Stream deposit
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1) Alluvion 2) Geest 3) Placer 4) Silt
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deposits of earth, sand, etc., left by water flowing over land that is not permanently submerged
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A general term for clay, silt, sand, gravel or similar unconsolidated material deposited by a stream or other body of running water.
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• (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.
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material deposited by rivers. It is usually most extensively developed in the lower part of the course of a river, forming floodplains and deltas, ... [9 related articles]
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alluvium. Loose gravel, sand, silt, or clay deposited by streams.
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A general term for clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar unconsolidated sorted or semi-sorted sediment deposited during comparatively recent time by a stream or other body of running water.
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Al·lu'vi·um noun ;
plural English
Alluviums , Latin
Alluvia [ Latin , neut. of
alluvius . See
Alluvious .]
(Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged ben...
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A general term for any sedimentary accumulations deposited by comparatively recent action of rivers. It thus includes sediment laid down in river beds, flood plains, and alluvial fans.
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A deposit of loose gravel between the superficial covering of vegetable mold and subjacent rocks.
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Alluvium is river transported deposits of mud, sand and gravel that accumulate to form distinctive features such as levees, flood plains and deltas.
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Alluvium are 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. They are often found covering a pediment.
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Sediment of sorted or unconsolidated sand, gravel, and clay that has been deposited by flowing water.
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n. a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water; alluvial - adj.
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n. a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water; alluvial - adj.
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alluvium Sediment (mud, sand, and gravel) laid down by flowing water. The largest particles (sand and gravel) tend to accumulate within the channel itself. Particles of clay, silt, and fine sand are small enough to be suspended in flowing water. When the stream overflows its banks, these particles can be distributed across the valley floor. These o...
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Translations for „Alluvium“ Become a Premium Member today! Also alluvial and alluvion; see under soil type Floor type Next to climate and grape variety, one of the most important factors influencing the quality of wine. The different soil types have developed over millions of years through physical and chemical weathering of rock...
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A deposit of earth, sand, and other transported matter left by water flowing over land not permanently submerged, esp. in a river valley or a delta; material consisting of clay, silt, and sand deposited by flowing floodwater, typically forming fertile soil.
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deposits from running water.
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sediment or soil that is deposited by a river or running water
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deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain.
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a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
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Relatively recent deposits of sedimentary material laid down in river beds, flood plains, lakes, or at the base of mountain slopes. (adj. alluvial)
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a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. · the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers.
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