单词 | alluvium |
释义 | alluvium /euh looh"vee euhm/, n. , pl. alluviums, alluvia /-vee euh/. 1. a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water. 2. the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers. [1655-65; < L, n. use of neut. of alluvius washed against, equiv. to alluv- (see ALLUVION) + -ius, -ium adj. suffix; see -IUM] |
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