alluviums

Meaning of alluviums

plural noun

a deposit of clay, silt, and sand left by flowing floodwater in a river valley or delta, typically producing fertile soil.

mid 17th century: Latin, neuter of alluvius ‘washed against’, from ad- ‘towards’ + luere ‘to wash’.

Information about alluviums

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of alluviums is: alluvium.
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Hyphenation of alluviums

al-lu-vi-ums

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • alluviums is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

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