alluvial deposit
English Thesaurus
1. clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down (noun.object)
hypernym | : | deposit, sediment, |
definition | : | matter that has been deposited by some natural process (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | delta, |
definition | : | a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | placer, |
definition | : | an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral (noun.object) |
substance holonym | : | alluvial soil, |
definition | : | a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | alluvial, |
definition | : | of or relating to alluvium (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | alluvial, |
definition | : | of or relating to alluvium (adj.pert) |
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