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alluvial sediment
DEFINITIONS OF:
alluvial sediment
1
n
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
Synonyms:
alluvial deposit
,
alluvion
,
alluvium
Types:
delta
a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
placer
an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
Type of:
deposit
,
sediment
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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