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alluvion vs alluvium

alluvium vs alluvion

alluvion and alluvium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alluvion Yes No No No
alluvium Yes No No No
As nouns, alluvion and alluvium are synonyms defined as:
  • alluvion and alluvium: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Other synonyms of alluvion include alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment.
alluvion (noun) alluvium (noun)
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
Difference between alluvion and alluvium

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