Associations to the word «Alluvial»
Noun
- Sediment
- Deposit
- Gravel
- Soil
- Plain
- Reef
- Clay
- Sand
- Woodland
- Mining
- Stream
- River
- Channel
- Forest
- Flow
- Silt
- Lowland
- Ganges
- Euphrates
- Conglomerate
- Terrace
- Nugget
- Fan
- Deposition
- Sandstone
- Delta
- Nadia
- Groundwater
- Shale
- Quartz
- Upland
- Sugarcane
- Erosion
- Flat
- Peat
- Uplift
- Outcrop
- Dune
- Limestone
- Foothill
- Basin
- Geology
- Levee
- Wetland
- Grassland
- Debris
- Weathering
- Swamp
- Indus
- Flooding
- Rainforest
- Drainage
- Stratum
- Tributary
- Estuary
- Topography
- Allegheny
- Mangrove
- Plateau
- Basalt
- Irrigation
- Embankment
- Slope
- Valley
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ALLUVIAL, adjective. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
ALLUVIAL, noun. A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
ALLUVIAL, noun. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
ALLUVIAL FAN, noun. A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river.
ALLUVIAL FANS, noun. Plural of alluvial fan
ALLUVIAL PLAIN, noun. (geography) A plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.
ALLUVIAL PLAINS, noun. Plural of alluvial plain
Dictionary definition
ALLUVIAL, adjective. Of or relating to alluvium.
Wise words
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