alluvion
Meaning of alluvion
noun
the action of the sea or a river in adding to the area of land by deposition.
mid 16th century (originally denoting a flood, especially one carrying suspended material which is then deposited): from French, from Latin alluvio(n- ), from ad- ‘towards’ + luere ‘to wash’.
Information about alluvion
- It is a name.
- The plural form of alluvion is: alluvions.
- Languages in which alluvion is used:
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Hyphenation of alluvion
al-lu-vion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- alluvion is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
alluvion synonyms
Meaning flood:
Meaning alluvial sediment:
Translation of alluvion
- French: alluvion
- Italian: alluvione, inondazione
- Portuguese: aluvião
- German: Überschwemmung
- Spanish: aluvión, inundación
Words that rhyme with alluvion
Vion, avion, oblivion, semioblivion, abluvion, diluvion
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