Alluvial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈluː.vi.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Alluvial is an adjective meaning Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
Meaning
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
More Meanings
- (countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
- Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
Example Sentences
Soils are a prominent feature of floodplain environments, and we include them in this section because most of the available information on ancient soils pertains to alluvial examples, aside from those in Quaternary-Recent time.
I am a working engineer from the Mount Magdalena district of Coolgardie. I don't want to take up your time with outside details so I will only say that about two years ago I had an opportunity of acquiring a share in a very promising claim—gold, you understand, both reef and alluvial.
Word Forms
- alluvials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dredging, dredge, dredged, fluvial, fluviatile, riverine.
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