HyperDic: alluvium

English > 1 sense of the word alluvium:
NOUNobjectalluvium, alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvionclay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
alluvium > pronunciation
Soundsahluw'viyahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > alluvium: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaningclay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down.
Synonymsalluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvion
NarrowerdeltaA low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger / larger body of water
placerAn alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
Broadersediment, depositMatter that has been deposited by some natural process
Substancesalluvial soilA fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds
Spanishaluvión, depósito aluvial, sedimento aluvial
Catalanalluvio, al·luvió
Adjectivesalluvialof or relating to alluvium

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