Synonyms for alluvion

Synonyms for (noun) alluvion

Synonyms: alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium

Definition: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Similar words: sediment, deposit

Definition: matter that has been deposited by some natural process


Synonyms: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion

Definition: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Usage: plains fertilized by annual inundations

Similar words: geological phenomenon

Definition: a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth


Synonyms: alluvion

Definition: gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

Similar words: geologic process, geological process

Definition: (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified


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