sediment vs alluvion
alluvion vs sedimentsediment and alluvion both are nouns.
sediment is a verb but alluvion is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sediment | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| alluvion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
alluvion is a hyponym of
sediment; that is, alluvion is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
sediment:
- sediment: matter that has been deposited by some natural process
- alluvion: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Other hyponyms of sediment include
alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvium, dregs, settlings, lees, lick, salt lick, evaporite.
| sediment (noun) | alluvion (noun) |
|---|---|
| matter that has been deposited by some natural process | 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 |
| sediment (verb) | alluvion (verb) |
|---|---|
| settle as sediment | |
| deposit as a sediment |
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