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alluvial

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) alluvial (adjective)
  2. 2) alluvial (noun)
  3. alluvial cone (noun)
  4. alluvial deposit (noun)
  5. alluvial fan (noun)
  6. alluvial plain (noun)
  7. alluvial terrace (noun)

1al·lu·vi·al

adj \ə-ˈlü-vē-əl\

Definition of ALLUVIAL

: relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium <alluvial soil> <alluvial diamonds>
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First Known Use of ALLUVIAL

1802

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with ALLUVIAL

colluvial, diluvial, eluvial, exuvial

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