illuviation — [ i(l)lyvjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • mil. XXe; du lat. illuvio « débordement » ♦ Pédol. Processus d accumulation d éléments étrangers dans un horizon du sol. ● illuviation nom féminin Phénomène d accumulation de matière dans un horizon de sol, par apport… … Encyclopédie Universelle
illuviation — [i lo͞o΄vē ā′shən] n. [see ILLUVIUM & ATION] the accumulation in an underlying soil layer of materials, as colloids or soluble salts, that have been leached out of an upper layer … English World dictionary
Illuviation — L illuviation (à ne pas confondre avec éluviation) est l accumulation progressive dans une couche du sol (ou horizon) de diverses substances déposées par l infiltration des eaux (percolation). Habituellement, l argile, le fer, l humus se… … Wikipédia en Français
illuviation — noun Etymology: 2in + luviation (as in eluviation) Date: 1928 accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon as a result of eluviation from another • illuviated adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
illuviation — noun The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum … Wiktionary
illuviation — inward movement of clays, minerals and organic matter to a low soil horizon From one above … Geography glossary
illuviation — il·lu·vi·a·tion … English syllables
illuviation — il•lu•vi•a•tion [[t]ɪˌlu viˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. agr. gel the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer • Etymology: 1925 … From formal English to slang
illuviation — (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun ( s) Etymology: in (II) + luviation (as in alluviation) : accumulation of dissolved or suspended soil materials in one area or horizon as a result of eluviation from another … Useful english dictionary
zoneof illuviation — zone of illuviation n. See B horizon. * * * … Universalium
