About The Word Diluvium
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Diluvium
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What's The Definition Of Diluvium?Synonyms | Synonyms for Diluvium: Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | Diluvium In Webster's Dictionary \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.
Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of
water is termed alluvium.
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