English Explanatory Dictionary

alluvial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
noun
  1. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
  2. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

Pronunciation

/əˈluː.vi.əl/ en-au-alluvial.ogg

Word forms

alluvial alluvials

Etymology

From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.

Related words

alluvium deltaic

Derived words

alluvial deposit alluvial fan alluvially alluvial mining alluvial plain
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