colluvial
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colluvial — adjective see colluvium … New Collegiate Dictionary
colluvial — adjective Of or pertaining to colluvium … Wiktionary
colluvial — (adjective) Pertaining to material or processes associated with transportation and/or deposition by mass movement (direct gravitational action) and local, unconcentrated runoff (overland flow) on side slopes and/or at the base of slopes.… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
colluvial — col·lu·vi·al … English syllables
colluvial — kəˈlüvēəl adjective Etymology: colluvies + al : indicating, relating to, or marked by colluvium … Useful english dictionary
colluvial apron — A landform with a concave to planar surface composed of a thick wedge shaped deposit of colluvium and/or slope alluvium that forms the base (footslope) of a bluff, escarpment or steep slope . Compare: beveled base. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
colluvium — colluvial, adj. /keuh looh vee euhm/, n., pl. colluvia / vee euh/, colluviums. Geol. loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved … Universalium
Breccia — (pronEng|ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃiə, it. breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of several minerals or rocks in a matrix, that is a cementing material, that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. A breccia may have a variety … Wikipedia
Great Lyakhovsky Island — Infobox Islands name = Great Lyakhovsky image caption = Map showing the location of Lyakhovsky Islands image size = locator Location map|Russia|lat=73.4|long=141.5 map custom = yes native name = Большой Ляховский native name link = Russian… … Wikipedia
Colluvium — is the name for loose bodies of sediment that have been deposited or built up at the bottom of a low grade slope or against a barrier on that slope, transported by gravity. The deposits that collect at the foot of a steep slope or cliff are also… … Wikipedia
