alluvial cone
1alluvial cone — ☆ alluvial cone n. a steep, narrow, cone shaped alluvial fan formed where a swift stream suddenly slows down, as where an upland stream emerges abruptly into a level plain * * * …
2alluvial cone — ☆ alluvial cone n. a steep, narrow, cone shaped alluvial fan formed where a swift stream suddenly slows down, as where an upland stream emerges abruptly into a level plain …
3alluvial cone — noun a fan shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out • Syn: ↑alluvial fan • Hypernyms: ↑geological phenomenon * * * noun : an alluvial fan with steep slopes * * * alluvial fan or alluvial cone …
4alluvial cone — A semi conical type of alluvial fan with very steep slopes; it is higher, narrower, and steeper (e.g., > 40% slopes) than a fan, and composed of coarser, and thicker layers of material deposited by a combination of alluvial episodes and to… …
5alluvial cone — an alluvial fan with highly steep slopes usually found where mountain streams exit narrow valleys …
6alluvial fan — Physical Geog. a fan shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain. Also called alluvial cone. [1870 75] * * * ▪ geological feature unconsolidated… …
7alluvial fan — /əˌluviəl ˈfæn/ (say uh.loohveeuhl fan) noun a fan shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain. Also, alluvial cone …
8alluvial fan — noun a fan shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out • Syn: ↑alluvial cone • Hypernyms: ↑geological phenomenon …
9Alluvial fan — An alluvial fan is a fan shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain. A convergence of neighboring alluvial fans into a single apron of deposits against a… …
10alluvial fan — noun A cone shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river …
