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deposit vs alluvial sediment

alluvial sediment vs deposit

deposit and alluvial sediment both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deposit Yes No Yes No
alluvial sediment Yes No No No
As nouns, alluvial sediment is a hyponym of deposit; that is, alluvial sediment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deposit:
  • deposit: matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  • alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Other hyponyms of deposit include alluvial deposit, alluvion, alluvium, dregs, settlings, lees, lick, salt lick, evaporite.
deposit (noun) alluvial sediment (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 sediment (verb)
put, fix, force, or implant
put (something somewhere) firmly
put into a bank account
Difference between deposit and alluvial sediment

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