alluvium Definition
al·lu·vium (ə lo̵̅o̅′vē əm, a-)
noun pl. -·vi·ums or -·via-vē ə
sand, clay, silt, etc. gradually deposited by moving water, as along a river bed or the shore of a lake
Etymology: L, neut. of alluvius: see alluvion
alluvium Law Definition
n
The land created by
alluvion.
alluvium Usage Examples
Converse of object
- deposit: Floods can deposit rich, fertile alluvium on agricultural areas.
- overlie: The fact that Seaton beach overlies estuarine alluvium is clear evidence that it has experienced landward translation.
- associate: The drift geology map also identifies linear deposits of alluvium associated with the dip slope drainage of the plateau.
- include: Deposits of more recent times include river alluvium, blown sand and modern beaches.
Adjective modifier
- marine: The commonest examples are the raw sandy gleys associated with sand flats and unripened gleys in marine alluvium and saltmarsh.
- estuarine: The fact that Seaton beach overlies estuarine alluvium is clear evidence that it has experienced landward translation.
- deep: Redcliffe is situated on the outside of a meander bend of the River Avon on deep alluvium.
- rich: Floods can deposit rich, fertile alluvium on agricultural areas.
- recent: To account for this it is suggested that gold grain growth has occurred in head and perhaps in more recent alluvium in valley bottoms.
- Quaternary: The western margin of anticlinal folds in Quaternary alluvium are marked with black arrows.
Noun used with modifier
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