Fluvial meaning

flo͝o'vē-əl
Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream.
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Produced by the action of a river or stream.
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Of, found in, or produced by a river.
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Of, relating to, or inhabiting a river or stream.
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Produced by the action of a river or stream.
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Relating to or inhabiting a river or stream.
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Produced by the action of a river or stream.
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Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
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Origin of fluvial

  • Middle English from Latin fluviālis from fluvius river from fluere to flow bhleu- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin fluviālis.
    From Wiktionary

Fluvial Sentence Examples

  • ==Shipping== Although Argentina has an extensive coast-line, and one of the great fluvial systems of the world, the tonnage of steamers and sailing vessels flying her flag is comparatively small.

  • ruthenus), the tench, the gudgeon and other fluvial species also appear in immense numbers.

  • It is the central fluvial artery of Brazil, running from south to north for a distance of about 150o m.

  • But the relief of the tableland has been wholly changed by fluvial action.

  • Originally conquered by the fluvial deposits from the sea, it now stretches out as a vast dead level, in which the rivers find their velocity checked, and their current no longer able to carry along the silt which they have brought down from northern India.

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