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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. 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.