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词汇 fluvial
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Definition of fluvial in English:

fluvial

adjective ˈfluːvɪəlˈfluviəl
Geology
  • Of or found in a river.

    〔主地质〕河的,河流的;生长在河中的,河流所产生的

    fluvial processes
    fluvial deposits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has been suggested that fluvial and lacustrine source rocks were locally deposited in grabens created along the transtensional edges of these rotating microcontinental blocks.
    • These units are conformably overlain by fluvial and lacustrine volcaniclastic deposits, tuffs and hyaloclastites.
    • Glacial, periglacial, fluvial, and mass-movement processes dominate in mountain environments.
    • The first cycle initiated in the early Paleocene and represents a transition from Cretaceous marine turbidites and shales to subaerial fluvial sandstones and conglomerates.
    • As the basin filled, or the rate of subsidence relative to the influx of material lessened, subaerial fluvial deposits were emplaced.
    Synonyms
    water

Origin

Middle English: from Latin fluvialis, from fluvius 'river', from fluere 'to flow'.

Rhymes

alluvial, diluvial, pluvial

Definition of fluvial in US English:

fluvial

adjectiveˈfluviəlˈflo͞ovēəl
Geology
  • Of or found in a river.

    〔主地质〕河的,河流的;生长在河中的,河流所产生的

    fluvial processes
    fluvial deposits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first cycle initiated in the early Paleocene and represents a transition from Cretaceous marine turbidites and shales to subaerial fluvial sandstones and conglomerates.
    • Glacial, periglacial, fluvial, and mass-movement processes dominate in mountain environments.
    • It has been suggested that fluvial and lacustrine source rocks were locally deposited in grabens created along the transtensional edges of these rotating microcontinental blocks.
    • These units are conformably overlain by fluvial and lacustrine volcaniclastic deposits, tuffs and hyaloclastites.
    • As the basin filled, or the rate of subsidence relative to the influx of material lessened, subaerial fluvial deposits were emplaced.
    Synonyms
    water

Origin

Middle English: from Latin fluvialis, from fluvius ‘river’, from fluere ‘to flow’.

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