Diluvium

2 definitions found

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

  Diluvium \Di*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Diluviums}, L. {Diluvia}.
     [L. diluvium. See {Dilute}, {Deluge}.] (Geol.)
     A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc.,
     caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of
     glacial ice.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of
           water is termed alluvium.
           [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "diluvium":
     alluvion, alluvium, ash, cinder, clinker, debris, deposit,
     deposition, deposits, detritus, draff, dregs, drift, dross, ember,
     feces, froth, grounds, lees, loess, moraine, offscum, precipitate,
     precipitation, scoria, scree, scum, sediment, settlings, silt,
     sinter, slag, smut, soot, sublimate