ELUVIAL | • eluvial adj. Of or pertaining to eluvium. • eluvial n. A rock composed of eluvium. • ELUVIAL adj. relating to an eluvium, an accumulation of rock debris. |
FLUVIAL | • fluvial adj. Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream. • FLUVIAL adj. of or relating to a river or stream. |
PLUVIAL | • pluvial adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain. • pluvial adj. (Geology) occurring through the action of rain. • pluvial n. (Geology) a rainy period. |
ALLUVIAL | • alluvial adj. Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream. • alluvial n. (Countable) A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer. • alluvial n. Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil. |
DILUVIAL | • diluvial adj. Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge. • diluvial adj. (Biblical) Pertaining to Noah’s Flood. • DILUVIAL adj. pertaining to a flood, also DILUVIAN. |
ILLUVIAL | • illuvial adj. Of, pertaining to, or formed by illuviation. • ILLUVIAL adj. relating to illuvium, material removed from soil layer by rainwater and deposited in lower layer. |
COLLUVIAL | • colluvial adj. Of or pertaining to colluvium. • COLLUVIAL adj. pertaining to a colluvies, mass of filth. |
EFFLUVIAL | • effluvial adj. Of or pertaining to effluvia. • EFFLUVIAL adj. of or like effluvia, an offensive exhalation or smell. |
INGLUVIAL | • ingluvial adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds. • INGLUVIAL adj. of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds. |
ISOPLUVIAL | • ISOPLUVIAL n. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount of precipitation or rainfall. |
ANTEDILUVIAL | • antediluvial adj. (Biblical) Of or pertaining to a time before Noah’s flood. • antediluvial adj. (Rare) Antiquated. • ANTEDILUVIAL adj. pertaining to the period before the Biblical flood or any great flood, also ANTEDILUVIAN. |
INTERFLUVIAL | • interfluvial adj. Between rivers or streams. • INTERFLUVIAL adj. between two rivers flowing in same direction. |
INTERPLUVIAL | • interpluvial n. (Geology) A period of decreased rainfall. • INTERPLUVIAL n. a period between bouts of rain. |
POSTDILUVIAL | • postdiluvial adj. After the Biblical Flood. • POSTDILUVIAL adj. after the Flood. |