diluvial
/dih-loo-vee-uhl/US // dɪˈlu vi əl //UK // (daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-) //
冲积层,冲积,冲积物,冲积型
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
- : Geology Now Rare. pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
Examples
This repository was first disclosed by the action of the lake against a diluvial shore, in which the bones were buried.
Finally, all the peoples whose remains have been found in the oldest diluvial deposits of Europe belong to the tall races.
The banks of the River St. Clair are wholly alluvial or diluvial.
Towards this, its diluvial banks, charged with boulders and pebbles, sloped at a steep angle.
The shore soon assumes a diluvial character, bordered with long lines of yellow sand and pebbles.
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