"alluvial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈluː.vi.əl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-alluvial.ogg
Etymology: From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|alluvius||alluvial}} Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), {{surf|en|alluvium|-ial}} By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} alluvial (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: alluvial deposit, alluvial fan, alluvially, alluvial mining, alluvial plain Coordinate_terms: colluvial, fluvial Translations (pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream): нано́сен (nanósen) (Bulgarian), al·luvial (Catalan), 冲积 (chōngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), náplavový (Czech), aluviální (Czech), alluviaal (Dutch), liete- (Finnish), alluviaalinen (Finnish), alluvial (French), alluvial (German), angeschwemmt (German), abgelagert (German), glárach (Irish), alluvionale (Italian), наносен (nanosen) [masculine] (Macedonian), aluwialny (Polish), aluvial (Portuguese), наносно́й (nanosnój) (Russian), аллювиа́льный (alljuviálʹnyj) (Russian), alùbhiach (Scottish Gaelic), aluvial (Spanish), aluvional (Spanish), alluvial (Swedish), llifwaddodol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-alluvial-en-adj-q0FE3rGP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alluvium

Noun

IPA: /əˈluː.vi.əl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-alluvial.ogg Forms: alluvials [plural]
Etymology: From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|alluvius||alluvial}} Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), {{surf|en|alluvium|-ial}} By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alluvial (countable and uncountable, plural alluvials)
  1. (countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer. Tags: countable
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  2. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-alluvial-en-noun-1~-5Vr6b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alluvium, deltaic
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "abgelagert"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "glárach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "alluvionale"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nanosen",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
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      "word": "наносен"
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      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "aluwialny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
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      "roman": "nanosnój",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "наносно́й"
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      "roman": "alljuviálʹnyj",
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      "word": "аллювиа́льный"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "alùbhiach"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "aluvial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "aluvional"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "alluvial"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream",
      "word": "llifwaddodol"
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}

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