Alluvium
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alluvium is a noun meaning soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
Meaning
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain.
Word Forms
- alluviums
- alluvia
Synonyms for alluvium
Depending on context, synonyms include alluvion.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overbank, silt, sullage, illuvium, riverplain, warp.
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