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Alluviation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Alluviation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

2

The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geological phenomenon
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lode
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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