Definition of Diluvium. Meaning of Diluvium. Synonyms of Diluvium

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Definition of Diluvium

Diluvium
Diluvium Di*lu"vi*um, n.; pl. E. Diluviums, L. Diluvia. [L. diluvium. See Dilute, Deluge.] (Geol.) A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice. Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium.

Meaning of Diluvium from wikipedia

- Diluvium is an archaic term applied during the 1800s to widespread surficial deposits of sediments that could not be explained by the historic action of...
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- had come to mean recent sediments deposited by rivers on top of older diluvium, which was similar in character but interpreted as sediments deposited...
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- drift to describe unconsolidated surficial sediments previously called diluvium. The term drift refers to the drift hypothesis proposed by Charles Lyell...
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- scablands Giant current ripples – Depositional forms in channeled scablands Diluvium – Deposits created as a result of catastrophic outbursts of Pleistocene...
- Glacifluvial Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur...
- Glacifluvial Diluvium Esker Giant current ripples Kame Kame delta Kettle hole Outwash fan Sandur...