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alluviation — The depositing of gravel or sediment by a river. (See also: accretion, alluvion) Category: Real Estate & Rental Property Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 … Law dictionary
alluviation — noun The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river … Wiktionary
alluviation — the process of depositing alluvium … Geography glossary
alluviation — al·lu·vi·a·tion … English syllables
alluviation — /əˌluviˈeɪʃən/ (say uh.loohvee ayshuhn) noun the process of deposition of alluvium …
alluviation — noun the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating • Syn: ↑deposit, ↑sedimentation • Derivationally related forms: ↑sediment (for: ↑sedimentation) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… … Universalium
Deforestation — For other uses, see Deforestation (disambiguation). Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico … Wikipedia
Mykolaiv — This article is about the shipbuilding port in southern Ukraine. For the smaller town in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine, see Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast. For other uses, see Nikolayev. Coordinates: 46°58′N 32°0′E / … Wikipedia
