Alluvion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstaɪɡəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/baʊsˈaʊkiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/baʊsˈaʊkiə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæstaɪɡəbəl/.

Examples

plains fertilized by annual inundations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flood alluvial deposit inundation deluge alluvial sediment alluvium

Parts of Speech

noun	gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
noun	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land “plains fertilized by annual inundations”
noun	clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down

Word Forms

flood	verb	become filled to overflowing
inundate	verb	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
deluge	verb	fill or cover completely, usually with water
alluvial	adjective	of or relating to alluvium

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anspielung

allmähliche Bildung von neuem Land durch Meeresrückgang oder Sedimentablagerung

🇪🇸Spanish

aluvión

Formación gradual de nuevas tierras, por retroceso del mar o depósito de sedimentos.

🇮🇹Italian

alluvione

formazione graduale di nuova terra, per recessione del mare o deposito di sedimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

alluvium

geleidelijke vorming van nieuw land, door recessie van de zee of afzetting van sediment

🇵🇹Portuguese

aluvião

formação gradual de novas terras, por recessão do mar ou depósito de sedimentos

🇷🇺Russian

нанос

постепенное образование новой суши в результате отступления моря или отложения наносов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाढ़ से जमी हुई मिट्टी

समुद्र की मंदी या तलछट के जमाव से नई भूमि का क्रमिक निर्माण

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলোভন

সমুদ্রের মন্দা বা পলি জমার মাধ্যমে ধীরে ধীরে নতুন জমির গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்டல்

கடலின் மந்தநிலை அல்லது வண்டல் படிவு மூலம் புதிய நிலத்தை படிப்படியாக உருவாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒండ్రుమట్టి

సముద్రం యొక్క మాంద్యం లేదా అవక్షేపం నిక్షేపణ ద్వారా కొత్త భూమి క్రమంగా ఏర్పడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सर्जन

समुद्राच्या मंदीमुळे किंवा गाळ साचून हळूहळू नवीन जमिनीची निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસારણ

નવી જમીનની ધીમે ધીમે રચના, દરિયાની મંદી અથવા કાંપના થાપણ દ્વારા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಕ್ಕಲು

ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಹಿಂಜರಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಸರು ಠೇವಣಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಹೊಸ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉലുവ

കടലിൻ്റെ മാന്ദ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവശിഷ്ടങ്ങളുടെ നിക്ഷേപം വഴി ക്രമേണ പുതിയ ഭൂമിയുടെ രൂപീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਾਅ

ਨਵੀਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਗਠਨ, ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦੀ ਮੰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਤਲਛਟ ਦੇ ਜਮ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

الیوشن

نئی زمین کی بتدریج تشکیل، سمندر کی کساد بازاری یا تلچھٹ کے جمع ہونے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冲积土

通过海水退缩或沉积物沉积逐渐形成新陆地

🇯🇵Japanese

沖積層

海の後退または堆積物の堆積によって、新しい陸地が徐々に形成されること

🇰🇷Korean

충적지

바다가 가라앉거나 퇴적물이 퇴적되어 새로운 땅이 점진적으로 형성됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phù sa

dần dần hình thành vùng đất mới do nước biển rút đi hoặc trầm tích lắng đọng

🇹🇭Thai

ลุ่มน้ำ

การก่อตัวของแผ่นดินใหม่อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป โดยภาวะถดถอยของทะเลหรือตะกอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanah baru

pembentukan daratan baru secara bertahap, melalui resesi laut atau pengendapan sedimen

🇲🇾Malay

aluvion

pembentukan tanah baru secara beransur-ansur, oleh kemelesetan laut atau deposit sedimen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فيضان

التكوين التدريجي للأراضي الجديدة، عن طريق انحسار البحر أو ترسب الرواسب

🇮🇷Persian

آبرفت

تشکیل تدریجی زمین های جدید، با رکود دریا یا رسوب رسوب

🇹🇷Turkish

alüvyon

Denizin çekilmesi veya çökeltilerin birikmesiyle yavaş yavaş yeni kara oluşumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סחף

היווצרות הדרגתית של קרקע חדשה, על ידי מיתון של הים או הפקדת משקעים

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