Alluviation (Noun)
Meaning
The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The continuous process of alluviation had formed a thick layer of fertile soil on the floodplain.
- River valleys and deltas are constantly subject to alluviation due to sedimentation.
- Heavy rainfall triggered severe alluviation, filling the narrow valleys with rocky debris.
- Silt and fine particles brought by the currents cause gradual alluviation on the sea floor.
- Glaciers left a landscape dominated by hills of stone resulting from massive alluviation over the ages.