adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK, US:/əˈluː.vi.əl/
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CMU ARPABET:AE2 L UW1 V IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to alluvium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Latin alluvius (“alluvial”), from alluviō (“an overflowing, inundation”), from alluō (“wash against”). By surface analysis, alluvium + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
нано́сен
(nanósen)
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Catalan:
al·luvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Chinese Mandarin:
冲积
(chōngjī)
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Czech:
náplavový
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Czech:
aluviální
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Dutch:
alluviaal
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Finnish:
liete-
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Finnish:
alluviaalinen
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
French:
alluvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
German:
alluvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
German:
angeschwemmt
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
German:
abgelagert
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Irish:
glárach
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Italian:
alluvionale
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Latin:
alluvius
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Macedonian:
наносен
(nanosen)
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Polish:
aluwialny
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Portuguese:
aluvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Russian:
наносно́й
(nanosnój)
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Russian:
аллювиа́льный
(alljuviálʹnyj)
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Scottish Gaelic:
alùbhiach
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Spanish:
aluvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Spanish:
aluvional
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Swedish:
alluvial
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Welsh:
llifwaddodol
— pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
