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colluvium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: col·luvió — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • French: colluvion — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • German: Kolluvium — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Hindi: मिश्रोढ़क (miśroṛhak) — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Irish: snaíochar — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Italian: colluvium — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Japanese: 崩積層 (hōsekisō) — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Korean: 붕적토 (bungjeokto) — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Romanian: coluviu — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Russian: коллю́вий (kolljúvij) — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
  • Tamil: பாறை புதர் (pāṟai putar) — a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope