Alluvia — Alluvium Al*lu vi*um, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alluvious — Al*lu vi*ous, n. [L. alluvius. See {Alluvion}.] Alluvial. [R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alluvium — Al*lu vi*um, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alluviums — Alluvium Al*lu vi*um, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alluvium — (from the Latin, alluvius , from alluere , to wash against ) is soil or sediments deposited by a river or other running water. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles … Wikipedia
Alluvion — Alluvions Les alluvions d un cours d eau sont visibles sur le bord … Wikipédia en Français
Alluvions — Croquis structural d alluvions fluviatiles récentes Les alluvions d u … Wikipédia en Français
Dépôts alluviaux — Alluvions Les alluvions d un cours d eau sont visibles sur le bord … Wikipédia en Français
alluvium — /euh looh vee euhm/, n., pl. alluviums, alluvia / vee euh/. 1. a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. 2. the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers. [1655 65; < L, n. use of neut … Universalium
αλλούβια — τα (Γεωλ.) υλικά τα οποία αποθέτονται από ποταμούς. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Μεταφορά στα Ελληνικά ξεν. όρου, πρβλ. μτγν. λατ. alluvia, πληθ. τού alluvium, ουδ. τού alluvius «αλλουβιακός» < λατ. alluo «κατακλύζω, πλημμυρίζω» < λατ. προθ. ad «προς» + luo… … Dictionary of Greek
alluvial — [19] Alluvial material is material that has been washed down and deposited by running water. Hence the term; for its ultimate source, Latin lavere (a variant of lavāre, which produced English latrine, laundry, lava, lavatory, lavish, and lotion) … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins