alluvial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæˈluːviːəl/ UK /əˈluː.vi.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #109219

Meanings

1

adj
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.

1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados 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.
2

adj
of or relating to alluvium
3

noun
A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
4

noun
Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

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Related forms alluviumdeltaic

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alluvial sediment
material carried by flowing water and left behind when the water slows

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# alluvial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæˈluːviːəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈluː.vi.əl/
**Frequency rank:** 109219

## Meanings
1. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
2. of or relating to alluvium
3. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
4. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.

## Examples
- 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados 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.

## Related Forms
- alluvium
- deltaic

## Etymology
From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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