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/əˈlo͞ovēəm/,
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alluviums, plural;
  1. A deposit of clay, silt, sand, and gravel left by flowing streams in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil

  1. alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
  2. (alluvial) of or relating to alluvium
  3. Alluvium (from the Latin, alluvius, from alluere, "to wash against") is loose, unconsolidated (not cemented together into a solid rock), soil or sediments, eroded, deposited, and reshaped by water in some form in a non-marine setting. ...
  4. Alluvium is open source peercasting software developed by the , first released in 2003. It comprises three components, Core, Media Player, and Server. Alluvium allows video and audio programming to be broadcast over the Internet using swarming technology. ...
  5. (Alluvial (horse)) Alluvial (foaled 1969 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred mare racehorse. She is sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Buckpasser, who in turn was sired by the 1953 United States Horse of the Year, Tom Fool, out of the Hill Prince mare Bayou. ...
  6. soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
  7. (alluvial) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer; Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
  8. (Alluvial) Sedimentary material from running water, sometimes containing precious metals, which is deposited in river beds, flood plains, lakes or at the foot of mountain slopes.
  9. (Alluvial) Relating to material deposited by running water.
  10. (Alluvial) Soil that contains clay, silt, sand or gravel deposited by running water is said to be alluvial. Grapes grown in mostly sandy and stony alluvial soil produce wines with more concentrated fruit flavors.
  11. (ALLUVIAL) An adjective referring to soil or earth material which has been deposited by running water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta.
  12. (alluvial) sediments from flowing water such as silt, sand, mud, and gravel
  13. (Alluvial) (a) A mineral or gemstone that is transported and redeposited by erosion, or running river water. May be redeposited in sediment, sand, or gravel (alluvium).
  14. (Alluvial) Diamond deposits which are located in sediments transported by river or marine systems.
  15. (Alluvial) Diamonds that have been washed into and remain in a deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by flowing water in a river valley or delta. Alluvial diamonds are usually Gem Quality.
  16. (Alluvial) Made of soil and sand left by rivers or floods.
  17. (Alluvial) Originating from the transport and deposition of sediment by running water.
  18. (Alluvial) Soil composed of sand, clay or silt which has been dispersed by water.
  19. (Alluvial) these are fine-grained soils with mud, silt with a high content of sand and stones. A soil valued for viticulture and typical of the Medoc region of Bordeaux.
  20. (alluvial (adj)) Deposited by the action of waves or currents
  21. Sand, clay or mud deposited as sediment on riparian land.
  22. A general term for all detrital material deposited or in transit by streams, including gravel, sand, silt, clay, and all variations and mixtures of these.
  23. Sediments deposited by erosion processes, usually by streams.
  24. The gradual increase of the earth on a shore of an ocean or bank of a stream resulting from the action of the water.
  25. Material, such as sand, silt, or clay, deposited on land by streams.