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deposit vs alluvial deposit

alluvial deposit vs deposit

deposit and alluvial deposit both are nouns.

deposit is a verb but alluvial deposit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deposit Yes No Yes No
alluvial deposit Yes No No No
As nouns, alluvial deposit is a hyponym of deposit; that is, alluvial deposit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deposit:
  • deposit: matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  • alluvial deposit: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Other hyponyms of deposit include alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium, dregs, settlings, lees, lick, salt lick, evaporite.
deposit (noun) alluvial deposit (noun)
the act of putting something somewhere clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
deposit (verb) alluvial deposit (verb)
put, fix, force, or implant
put (something somewhere) firmly
put into a bank account
Difference between deposit and alluvial deposit

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