English Explanatory Dictionary

fluvial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.

Pronunciation

/ˈfluːvi.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluvial.wav

Word forms

fluvial

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius (“a stream”) + -ālis, from the root of fluere (“to flow”).

Synonyms

fluviatile riverine

Derived words

adfluvial fluvialist fluviality fluvially fluviatic glaciofluvial interfluvial orthofluvial paleofluvial parafluvial subfluvial transfluvial
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