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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLUVIAL

colluvial  [kəˈluːvɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLUVIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colluvial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COLLUVIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colluvium

Colluvium is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes. Colluvium can be composed of often a heterogeneous range of sediments ranging from silt to rock fragments of various sizes. This term is also used to specifically refer to sediment deposited at the base of a hillslope by unconcentrated surface runoff or sheet erosion. Colluviation refers to the buildup of colluvium at the base of a hillslope. Typically colluvium accumulates gently sloping aprons of fans either the base of or within gullies and hollows within hillslopes. These accumulations of colluvium can be several meters in thickness and often contain buried soils, crude bedding, and cut and fill sequences. Thick accumulations of colluvium may preserve a rich record of longterm paleoclimatic change based on the paleosols and the remains of plants and animals, invertebrate and vertebrates that they often contain.

Definition of colluvial in the English dictionary

The definition of colluvial in the dictionary is relating to colluvium or the mixture of rock fragments from the bases of cliffs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLLUVIAL


alluvial
əˈluːvɪəl
antediluvial
ˌæntɪdɪˈluːvɪəl
convivial
kənˈvɪvɪəl
diluvial
daɪˈluːvɪəl
effluvial
ɪˈfluːvɪəl
eluvial
ɪˈluːvɪəl
exuvial
ɪɡˈzjuːvɪəl
fluvial
ˈfluːvɪəl
illuvial
ɪˈluːvɪəl
induvial
ɪnˈdjuːvɪəl
ingluvial
ɪnˈɡluːvɪəl
interfluvial
ˌɪntəˈfluːvɪəl
interpluvial
ˌɪntəˈpluːvɪəl
isopluvial
ˌaɪsəʊˈpluːvɪəl
jovial
ˈdʒəʊvɪəl
khedivial
kɪˈdiːvɪəl
pluvial
ˈpluːvɪəl
postdiluvial
ˌpəʊstdaɪˈluːvɪəl
trivial
ˈtrɪvɪəl
uveal
ˈjuːvɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLUVIAL

colloquist
colloquium
colloquize
colloquy
collotype
collotypic
collotypy
colluctation
collude
colluder
collusion
collusive
collusively
colluvia
colluvies
colluvium
colly
collyria
collyrium
collywobbles

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLUVIAL

commercial
editorial
especial
essential
facial
false gavial
financial
gavial
industrial
initial
lixivial
margravial
material
memorial
nontrivial
official
potential
quadrivial
residential
vial

Synonyms and antonyms of colluvial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colluvial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLUVIAL

Find out the translation of colluvial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

崩积
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coluvial
570 millions of speakers

English

colluvial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

colluvial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

colluvial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коллювиальные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coluvionar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

colluvial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

colluviaux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colluvial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kolluviale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

崩積
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

colluvial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colluvial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

colluvial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

colluvial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Colluvial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolüvyal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colluviali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deluwialne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колювіальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coluviale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολλουβιακά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kolluviale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

colluvial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colluvial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colluvial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLUVIAL»

The term «colluvial» is normally little used and occupies the 117.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLUVIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colluvial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLUVIAL»

Discover the use of colluvial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colluvial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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River Ecology and Management: Lessons from the Pacific ...
In mountain drainage basins, valley segments are classified into colluvial, bedrock, and alluvial valley types based on valley fill, sediment transport processes, channel transport capacity, and sediment supply. A fourth type, estuarine valleys, ...
Robert Naiman, Robert E. Bilby, 2001
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Paleoseismology
In most normal fault exposures, the indicator deposits for individual paleoearthquakes (interseismic deposits such as colluvial wedges, fissures, graben deposits) were formed on only one side of the fault. Thus, they are not displaced by the ...
James P. McCalpin, 2009
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Methods in Stream Ecology
Montgomery and Buffington (1997) identified three terrestrial valley segment types: colluvial, alluvial, and bedrock (Figure 2.1). Colluvial valleys were subdivided into those with and without recognizable stream channels. Valley segment ...
F. Richard Hauer, Gary A. Lamberti, 2011
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Soil survey
Of lesser extent in this association are the well-drained Tus- quitee soils; the somewhat excessively drained to excessively drained Brandy wine soils; the moderately well drained Trego soils; Colluvial land, very stony; Colluvial land, extremely ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1975
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Transport Processes in Nature: Propagation of Ecological ...
Colluvial. transport. No snowflake in the avalanche ever feels responsible. Stanislaw Lee (Polish writer) 7.1 Transport system description After years of repetitive freezing and thawing, a boulder the size of a small car breaks away from the top ...
William A. Reiners, Kenneth L. Driese, 2004
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The Soil Underfoot: Infinite Possibilities for a Finite Resource
The two soils in this section—one a buried soil formed on the third youngest of the four colluvial layer and the other the modern soil on top—are poorly developed even by comparison to the buried soil at Site C, described above. Perhaps 500 ...
G. Jock Churchman, Edward R. Landa, 2014
7
Circular
During the final stages of valley evolution, a thick section of windblown silt (loess) was deposited and reworked by colluvial and alluvial action. Subsequently, Livengood Creek established a new channel on the south side of the valley, cutting ...
8
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Throughout much of the district the bedrock is overlain by a thick mantle of soil, chiefly residual and colluvial but possibly in small part wind-transported. Small quantities of alluvium lie along the stream channels. The schist and gneiss, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1950
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Paleoseismic Investigation at Rock Canyon, Provo Segment, ...
Figure 7. West fault in the Rock Creek stream cut; note basal and distal remnants of the eroded colluvial wedge. Distal remnant of the wedge overlies units 7 and 8 and paleosol 6s. fault, paleosol 6s is preserved on the downthrown side. There ...
William R. Lund, Bill D. Black, 1998
10
Soil survey: Alsea area, Oregon
John F. Corliss, United States. Soil Conservation Service. wetland wildlife, but it is not suitable for campgrounds unless it is drained and protected from floods. Capability unit VIw-1, not placed in a forest management group. Colluvial and ...
John F. Corliss, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLUVIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colluvial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cancana and JV Partner Commence First Ever Drill Program at …
The Company believes that the extensive colluvial mineralisation observed in the district has been sourced from deeper hydrothermal vein ... «Canadian Mining Journal, May 15»
2
Pacifico Minerals Limited (ASX:PMY) Borroloola West Project Update
Silcretisation, leaching, and alluvial and colluvial cover obscure in part the surface strike and width of the structure. Shallow drilling has ... «ABN Newswire, May 15»
3
'Great quake overdue': A study had warned just two months ago
... authors said, exposed four south verging fault strands and a back thrust offsetting a broad spectrum of lithounits, including colluvial deposits. «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»
4
UPDATE - Gemfields hails 'overwhelming' response to latest ruby …
“At Montepuez which has a combination of secondary (alluvial and colluvial material) and hard rock, a maiden resource is being targeted. «Proactive Investors UK, Apr 15»
5
Shire Valley Floods, a reminder to Environmental Degradation and …
... because we cannot grow in uplands due to infertile dry land characterised by salty colluvial and eluvial soils affected by unreliable weather? «The Maravi Post, Apr 15»
6
Study Finds Imidacloprid Safe for Honey Bees at Realistic Exposure …
colluvial says: ... Colluvial, according to a UMD press release, “To see significant negative effects, ... I think colluvial has a valid point ET. «Entomology Today, Mar 15»
7
Red Mountain Mining completes rights issue, heavily oversubscribed
... gold results from trenching and boulder samples from extensions to the South West Breccia (SWB) lode and related colluvial gold deposits. «Proactive Investors Australia, Mar 15»
8
Rockwell Diamonds set to exceed 500 000 m³/month target
Steyn Diamante has been operating on the Remhoogte/Holsloot project since March 2014 and has sampled mainly colluvial Rooikoppie ... «Mining Review, Mar 15»
9
Red Mountain Mining finds more high-grade gold at surface
The new results from trenching and boulder samples from extensions to the South West Breccia (SWB) lode and related colluvial gold deposits ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Mar 15»
10
Cancana Reports Brazil Joint Venture 2014 Manganese Production …
Mining operations at BMC consist of removing surficial material best described as colluvial. The colluvial mineralization occurs as clean, ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»

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