Diluvium Definition

dilo͝ovēəm
diluvia, diluviums
noun

Glacial drift: it was originally thought to have been caused by a great flood, esp. the Deluge.

Webster's New World
Wiktionary

(geology) A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Diluvium

Noun

Singular:
diluvium
Plural:
diluviums

Origin of Diluvium

  • From Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“I wash”).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to diluvium using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

diluvium