Alluvia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}.
     [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.)
     Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported
     matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land
     not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or
     seas. --Lyell.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alluvium
       n : clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and
           deposited where the stream slows down [syn: {alluvial
           sediment}, {alluvial deposit}, {alluvion}]
       [also: {alluvia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alluvia
       See {alluvium}